Debating same-sex marriage / John Corvino and Maggie Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corvino, John, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Gallagher, Maggie, editor.

Series:

Point/counterpoint series (Oxford, England)

Point/counterpoint

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Same-sex marriage.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Lesbian couples--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon. Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides an indispensable roadmap to the ongoing debate. Taking a ""point/counterpoint"" approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage) explore fundamental questions: What is marriage for? Is sexual difference essential to it? Why does the government sanction it? What are the implications of same-sex m

Contents:

The case for same-sex marriage / John Corvino

The case against same-sex marriage / Maggie Gallagher

Reply to Gallagher / John Corvino

Reply to Corvino / Maggie Gallagher.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Incudes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-026756-9

1-280-59585-X

9786613625687

0-19-983788-0

0-19-994268-4

OCLC:

793511110