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Same-sex issues / Jason V. Albertson, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Social issues, justice and status series.
- Social issues, justice and status
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay rights--United States.
- Gay rights.
- Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Gay people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 2003, state courts began to address the constitutionality of state statutes limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. Federal law does not recognise same-sex marriages. This book discusses the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages. It examines homosexuals in the US military.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
- Contents
- Preface
- The Effect of State-Legalized Same-Sex Marriage on Social Security Benefits and Pensions
- Summary
- Social Security
- Federal Employee Pensions
- Private-Sector Pensions
- Bills in the 110th Congress
- End Notes
- Same-Sex Adoptions
- Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
- Introduction
- Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)34
- Potential Constitutional Challenges to DOMA37
- Full Faith and Credit Clause
- Equal Protection
- Substantive Due Process (Right to Privacy)
- Interstate Recognition of Marriage
- States' Responses
- State Litigation
- State Constitutional Amendments Limiting Marriage to a Man and a Woman
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- State "Civil Union" Laws
- Congressional Activity
- Conclusion
- Homosexuals and the U.S. Military: Current Issues
- Background and Analysis
- Discharge Statistics
- Issues
- Legal Challenges
- Actions Following the Murder of Private Barry Winchell
- Recruiting, JROTC, ROTC and Campus Policies
- High Schools
- Colleges and Universities
- Supreme Court Review of the Solomon Amendment
- Homosexuals and Marriages
- Foreign Military Experiences
- Chapter Sources
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61209-607-7
- OCLC:
- 704300316
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