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Accidental activists : Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and their fight for marriage equality in Texas / by David Collins ; foreword by Evan Wolfson and Julian Castro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, David, 1945 June-, author.
- Series:
- Mayborn literary nonfiction series ; no. 8.
- Number 8 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- De Leon, Cleopatra--Trials, litigation, etc.
- De Leon, Cleopatra.
- Phariss, Mark--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Phariss, Mark.
- Texas--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Texas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (447 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Book is a profile of a gay couple who challenged Texas laws against gay marriage. Their case went to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before being superseded by the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes live in Plano, Texas. Book contains details on civil rights cases relating to gay rights"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Growing up absurd
- Should we? or shouldn't we?
- The first blast of the trumpet
- The battle of New Orleans, part I: opening salvos: Louisiana and Mississippi
- The battle of New Orleans, part II: Texas engages
- Crossing the threshold
- Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt
- Backlash in Texas
- Epilogue
- Endnotes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-57441-703-7
- OCLC:
- 1001433719
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