Justifying Same-Sex Marriage [electronic resource] : A Philosophical Investigation

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson-Self, Louise.

Richardson-Self, Louise., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay rights.

Human rights.

Same-sex marriage.

Local Subjects:

Gay rights.

Human rights.

Same-sex marriage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Place of Publication:

: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is massive public interest in same-sex marriage, a controversial topic that is rarely out of the media. This book investigates the extent to which legalizing same-sex marriage can contribute to ending the discrimination and social stigma faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender men and women (LGBT) in the Western world. This issue breaks down into several further questions: can marriage equality be defended without reinforcing the idea that marriage is the most/only valuable form of intimate relationship? Can marriage equality be defended without further marginalizing non-conform

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Rights, Norms, and Small Change""; ""2 Assimilative Justifications of Same-Sex Marriage""; ""3 Feminist Criticisms of Human Rights""; ""4 Towards a Feminist Human Rights Framework""; ""5 Advancing the Intersubjective Justification Theory""; ""6 A Combined Approach""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

1-78348-322-9

OCLC:

909772614