Odd couples : a history of gay marriage in Scandinavia / Jens Rydström.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rydström, Jens, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc--Scandinavia.

Gay couples.

Same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--Scandinavia.

LGBTQ+ civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Uitgeverij Aksant, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The concept of marriage as a union of a man and a woman was fundamentally challenged by the introduction of registered partnership in Denmark in 1989. Odd Couples is the first comprehensive history of registered partnership and gay marriage in Scandinavia. It traces the origins of laws which initially were extremely controversial-inside and outside the gay community-but have now gained broad popular and political support, as well as the positive effects and risks involved in state recognition of lesbian and gay couples. Through a comparison of how these laws have been received and practiced in all of the Scandinavian countries, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the author presents a nuanced study of a fascinating political process that began in the 1960s and continues to change the way we understand family, sexuality and nation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One: The road to registered partnership

Chapter Two: Is marriage what we want?

Chapter Three: Gay marriage in mainstream politics

Chapter Four: Implementation

Chapter Five: Gender and marriage statistics

Chapter Six: The next step

Summary and conclusions

Notes

Appendix: Political parties and gay and lesbian rights groups in Scandinavia

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613127921

9781283127929

128312792X

9789048514854

9048514851

OCLC:

730151810