Winning Marriage : The Inside Story Of How Same-Sex Couples Took On The Politicians And Pundits -- And Won / Marc Solomon ; Foreword By Governor Deval Patrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solomon, Marc, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Same-sex marriage--United States.

Same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 p.)

Edition:

ned

Place of Publication:

Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, [2014]

Summary:

Ten years ago no state allowed same-sex couples to marry, support for gay marriage nationwide hovered around 30 percent, and politicians everywhere thought of it as the third rail of American politics -- draw near at your peril. Today, same-sex couples can marry in seventeen states, polls consistently show majority support, and nearly three-quarters of Americans believe legalization is inevitable. In Winning Marriage Marc Solomon, a veteran leader in the movement for marriage equality, gives the reader a seat at the strategy-setting and decision-making table in the campaign to win and protect the freedom to marry. With depth and grace he reveals the inner workings of the advocacy movement that has championed and protected advances won in legislative, court, and electoral battles over the decade since the landmark Massachusetts ruling guaranteeing marriage for same-sex couples for the first time. From the gritty battles in the state legislatures of Massachusetts and New York to the devastating loss at the ballot box in California in 2008 and subsequent ballot wins in 2012 to the joyous victories of securing President Obama's support and prevailing in the Supreme Court, Marc Solomon has been at the center of one of the great civil and human rights movements of our time. Winning Marriage recounts the struggle with some of the world's most powerful forces -- the Catholic hierarchy, the religious right, and cynical ultraconservative political operatives -- and the movement's eventual triumph.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page verso

Title Page recto

Contents

Foreword

Author's Note

Prologue

Table: State Victories, 2003-2015

Part One: Massachusetts

The Decision Heard 'Round the World

Tying the Knot

Do-or-Die Elections

Organizing for the Fight

Defying Gravity

Sealing the Deal

Part Two: New York

How Did This Happen

Cuomo

The Republicans

Sealing the Deal (Redux)

Part Three: Winning at the Ballot

Losing California

Preparing for the Ballot

The Final Stretch

Part Four: A Presidential Journey

Fierce Advocate?

Evolving

Cementing A Legacy

Part Five: Courting Justice

Courting Justice

Epilogue

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611689198

1611689198

OCLC:

945605854