Lawrence A Kurdek
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195082319
- eISBN:
- 9780199848577
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195082319.003.0010
- Subject:
- Psychology, Clinical Psychology
In an attempt to give accounts of lesbian and gay relationships, two chief research traditions are applied in this chapter and these are: atheoretical descriptions and comparisons of lesbian, gay, ...
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In an attempt to give accounts of lesbian and gay relationships, two chief research traditions are applied in this chapter and these are: atheoretical descriptions and comparisons of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples on relationship-associated variables, and representation of the tradition using test models of relationships according to social and psychological theories. This chapter examines theory-based findings concerning the satisfaction levels and stability of relationships in lesbian and gay couples, summarizes descriptive reports on lesbian and gay relationships, and tackles issues brought about by the existing findings. Differences among heterosexual couples, lesbian couples, and gay couples in terms of interaction, level of satisfaction, and relationship stability are also explained. Credible research shows that these three characteristics are connected to a person's uniqueness, interdependence, and analytical variables.Less
In an attempt to give accounts of lesbian and gay relationships, two chief research traditions are applied in this chapter and these are: atheoretical descriptions and comparisons of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples on relationship-associated variables, and representation of the tradition using test models of relationships according to social and psychological theories. This chapter examines theory-based findings concerning the satisfaction levels and stability of relationships in lesbian and gay couples, summarizes descriptive reports on lesbian and gay relationships, and tackles issues brought about by the existing findings. Differences among heterosexual couples, lesbian couples, and gay couples in terms of interaction, level of satisfaction, and relationship stability are also explained. Credible research shows that these three characteristics are connected to a person's uniqueness, interdependence, and analytical variables.
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226544083
- eISBN:
- 9780226544106
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226544106.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter examines gay adoption rights. Gays and lesbians have parented children resulting from heterosexual marriages for years. What is new over the past two decades is that gays have adopted as ...
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This chapter examines gay adoption rights. Gays and lesbians have parented children resulting from heterosexual marriages for years. What is new over the past two decades is that gays have adopted as couples, and courts and adoption agencies have viewed them increasingly as suitable parents. Many of the children whom same-sex couples adopt have been in the foster care system, were given up for adoption by their biological mothers, or have serious problems that make them difficult to place in permanent homes. But same sex-couples are not just adopting the unwanted offspring of people who are strangers to them. Artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood make it possible for gay and lesbian couples to have children who are biologically related to one of the partners. The partner who is not biologically related to the child can petition the court for a “second parent” adoption that is granted in an increasing number of jurisdictions.Less
This chapter examines gay adoption rights. Gays and lesbians have parented children resulting from heterosexual marriages for years. What is new over the past two decades is that gays have adopted as couples, and courts and adoption agencies have viewed them increasingly as suitable parents. Many of the children whom same-sex couples adopt have been in the foster care system, were given up for adoption by their biological mothers, or have serious problems that make them difficult to place in permanent homes. But same sex-couples are not just adopting the unwanted offspring of people who are strangers to them. Artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood make it possible for gay and lesbian couples to have children who are biologically related to one of the partners. The partner who is not biologically related to the child can petition the court for a “second parent” adoption that is granted in an increasing number of jurisdictions.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0005
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter examines whether same-sex couples have unorthodox ideas about marriage that might lead to a larger cultural shift. Drawing on the reactions of heterosexual family, friends, and other ...
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This chapter examines whether same-sex couples have unorthodox ideas about marriage that might lead to a larger cultural shift. Drawing on the reactions of heterosexual family, friends, and other social institutions to the marriages of Dutch couples, it considers the complex process of cultural adjustment at work in same-sex marriage. To determine whether gay couples will alter marriage in the sense of cultural change, it analyzes the views of heterosexuals who make up and define the larger culture. More specifically, it asks whether heterosexual couples recognize same-sex couples as marriageable and married and compares their perspective with that of same-sex couples. It also discusses some of the factors that Dutch heterosexual and same-sex couples believe make for a successful marriage. The conclusion is that the meaning of marriage has not changed as a result of access for gay couples.Less
This chapter examines whether same-sex couples have unorthodox ideas about marriage that might lead to a larger cultural shift. Drawing on the reactions of heterosexual family, friends, and other social institutions to the marriages of Dutch couples, it considers the complex process of cultural adjustment at work in same-sex marriage. To determine whether gay couples will alter marriage in the sense of cultural change, it analyzes the views of heterosexuals who make up and define the larger culture. More specifically, it asks whether heterosexual couples recognize same-sex couples as marriageable and married and compares their perspective with that of same-sex couples. It also discusses some of the factors that Dutch heterosexual and same-sex couples believe make for a successful marriage. The conclusion is that the meaning of marriage has not changed as a result of access for gay couples.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0007
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter examines how access to marriage might change lesbian and gay identities over time in ways that are stressful for lesbian and gay people. Drawing on interviews with gay couples from the ...
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This chapter examines how access to marriage might change lesbian and gay identities over time in ways that are stressful for lesbian and gay people. Drawing on interviews with gay couples from the Netherlands, it considers the debate over the consequences of same-sex marriage for the gay community itself. In particular, it analyzes the fears and claims of those who oppose gay marriage in order to better understand what is behind the emotions. It also explores whether marriage will lead to the end of gay culture, whether the marriage campaign will impede progress on other important political issues such as health care, and whether marriage will marginalize unmarried lesbians, gays, and bisexuals.Less
This chapter examines how access to marriage might change lesbian and gay identities over time in ways that are stressful for lesbian and gay people. Drawing on interviews with gay couples from the Netherlands, it considers the debate over the consequences of same-sex marriage for the gay community itself. In particular, it analyzes the fears and claims of those who oppose gay marriage in order to better understand what is behind the emotions. It also explores whether marriage will lead to the end of gay culture, whether the marriage campaign will impede progress on other important political issues such as health care, and whether marriage will marginalize unmarried lesbians, gays, and bisexuals.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0009
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter examines the possibility of a political link between changes in marriage behavior and beliefs and openness to same-sex couples' demand for recognition. In particular, it considers the ...
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This chapter examines the possibility of a political link between changes in marriage behavior and beliefs and openness to same-sex couples' demand for recognition. In particular, it considers the key factors that predicted changes in laws for the pioneering European countries that recognized same-sex marriage in the 1990s and in a second wave of change since 2000. It also discusses differences between Europe and the United States in the pace and progress of granting legal status to gay couples. After assessing how and why change occurred in Europe with respect to gay marriage, the chapter explores why some countries give legal rights to same-sex couples while others do not. It suggests that changes in marriage law related to same-sex couples in the United States look very similar to changes in European countries.Less
This chapter examines the possibility of a political link between changes in marriage behavior and beliefs and openness to same-sex couples' demand for recognition. In particular, it considers the key factors that predicted changes in laws for the pioneering European countries that recognized same-sex marriage in the 1990s and in a second wave of change since 2000. It also discusses differences between Europe and the United States in the pace and progress of granting legal status to gay couples. After assessing how and why change occurred in Europe with respect to gay marriage, the chapter explores why some countries give legal rights to same-sex couples while others do not. It suggests that changes in marriage law related to same-sex couples in the United States look very similar to changes in European countries.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0010
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This book has explored the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States and whether marriage as an institution would be damaged by allowing same-sex couples to marry. Drawing on the experience ...
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This book has explored the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States and whether marriage as an institution would be damaged by allowing same-sex couples to marry. Drawing on the experience of the Netherlands and other European countries, it has argued that marriage poses more of a challenge to gay people than gay people do to marriage. It has cited evidence based on the actions of same-sex couples in the Netherlands suggesting that gay people are interested in marriage for the same reasons that heterosexual couples are, such as the desire to have a child or to affirm and express their commitment to each other and to the world. It has also discussed the arguments against gay marriage as well as the positive gains that marriage can provide to gay couples, along with alternatives to marriage.Less
This book has explored the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States and whether marriage as an institution would be damaged by allowing same-sex couples to marry. Drawing on the experience of the Netherlands and other European countries, it has argued that marriage poses more of a challenge to gay people than gay people do to marriage. It has cited evidence based on the actions of same-sex couples in the Netherlands suggesting that gay people are interested in marriage for the same reasons that heterosexual couples are, such as the desire to have a child or to affirm and express their commitment to each other and to the world. It has also discussed the arguments against gay marriage as well as the positive gains that marriage can provide to gay couples, along with alternatives to marriage.
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226520315
- eISBN:
- 9780226520339
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226520339.003.0005
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter discusses the recognition of same-sex partnerships in several European countries. Hungary is one of the few countries other than the northern European countries that provides recognition ...
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This chapter discusses the recognition of same-sex partnerships in several European countries. Hungary is one of the few countries other than the northern European countries that provides recognition of same-sex partnerships at the national level. On March 8, 1995, the Hungarian Constitutional Court extended the application of common law marriage to gay and lesbian couples. Thus, whereas in the northern European countries the reform process was a statutory one, the law in Hungary was changed through a judicial act and only afterward was implemented by legislation. In recent years the French legislature and the courts have gradually granted limited benefits to unmarried cohabiting couples. However, it was the French legislature that eventually provided some degree of equality to same-sex couples; the courts were more hesitant and reluctant to do so and limited themselves to expanding the rights of heterosexual cohabitants. In November 2000, Germany enacted a version of a registered partnership act at the federal level. The new act has dramatically affected the status of gay men and lesbians in Germany, a country that until recently lacked any kind of federal recognition of same-sex partnerships.Less
This chapter discusses the recognition of same-sex partnerships in several European countries. Hungary is one of the few countries other than the northern European countries that provides recognition of same-sex partnerships at the national level. On March 8, 1995, the Hungarian Constitutional Court extended the application of common law marriage to gay and lesbian couples. Thus, whereas in the northern European countries the reform process was a statutory one, the law in Hungary was changed through a judicial act and only afterward was implemented by legislation. In recent years the French legislature and the courts have gradually granted limited benefits to unmarried cohabiting couples. However, it was the French legislature that eventually provided some degree of equality to same-sex couples; the courts were more hesitant and reluctant to do so and limited themselves to expanding the rights of heterosexual cohabitants. In November 2000, Germany enacted a version of a registered partnership act at the federal level. The new act has dramatically affected the status of gay men and lesbians in Germany, a country that until recently lacked any kind of federal recognition of same-sex partnerships.
Andrew Koppelman
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300113402
- eISBN:
- 9780300135138
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300113402.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
Must a state in which gay marriage is not legal recognize such a marriage performed in another state? The Constitution does not require recognition in all cases, but it does forbid states from ...
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Must a state in which gay marriage is not legal recognize such a marriage performed in another state? The Constitution does not require recognition in all cases, but it does forbid states from nullifying family relationships based in other states, or from making themselves havens for people who are trying to escape obligations to their spouses and children. This book offers workable legal solutions to the problems that arise when gay couples cross state borders. Drawing on historical precedents in which states held radically different moral views about marriage (for example, between kin, very young individuals, and interracial couples), the author shows which state laws should govern in specific situations as gay couples travel or move from place to place. Americans are profoundly divided over same-sex marriage, and now that gay civil unions and marriages are legal in some states, the issue has become increasingly urgent.Less
Must a state in which gay marriage is not legal recognize such a marriage performed in another state? The Constitution does not require recognition in all cases, but it does forbid states from nullifying family relationships based in other states, or from making themselves havens for people who are trying to escape obligations to their spouses and children. This book offers workable legal solutions to the problems that arise when gay couples cross state borders. Drawing on historical precedents in which states held radically different moral views about marriage (for example, between kin, very young individuals, and interracial couples), the author shows which state laws should govern in specific situations as gay couples travel or move from place to place. Americans are profoundly divided over same-sex marriage, and now that gay civil unions and marriages are legal in some states, the issue has become increasingly urgent.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0002
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter examines why gay couples choose to marry and what we can learn from that process about the meaning of marriage. Drawing on interviews with same-sex couples from the Netherlands, it ...
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This chapter examines why gay couples choose to marry and what we can learn from that process about the meaning of marriage. Drawing on interviews with same-sex couples from the Netherlands, it analyzes the actual personal choices made by couples with regards to marriage. It first considers the views of gay couples about the value of marriage, barriers to marriage, and the processes of accepting or avoiding those barriers. It then addresses questions such as whether gay couples think about marriage and marrying in the same way that heterosexual couples do, or whether same-sex couples really want and need to be able to marry. Finally, it discusses the relevance of the experiences of Dutch gay couples to the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States.Less
This chapter examines why gay couples choose to marry and what we can learn from that process about the meaning of marriage. Drawing on interviews with same-sex couples from the Netherlands, it analyzes the actual personal choices made by couples with regards to marriage. It first considers the views of gay couples about the value of marriage, barriers to marriage, and the processes of accepting or avoiding those barriers. It then addresses questions such as whether gay couples think about marriage and marrying in the same way that heterosexual couples do, or whether same-sex couples really want and need to be able to marry. Finally, it discusses the relevance of the experiences of Dutch gay couples to the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0008
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter examines alternatives to marriage that are available to same-sex couples. It first considers how the debate over same-sex marriage can lead to the slippery equity slope, in which one ...
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This chapter examines alternatives to marriage that are available to same-sex couples. It first considers how the debate over same-sex marriage can lead to the slippery equity slope, in which one equity or fairness comparison generates another. In particular, it discusses comparisons between legally married different-sex couples and same-sex couples who cannot marry, between married and unmarried gay couples, and between married same-sex couples and people who are in nonromantic relationships. It then discusses the so-called political equity trap and whether there is a demand for alternatives to marriage and goes on to argue that policymakers, activists, and even voters must be able to decide on the right way to approach the issue of fairness for same-sex couples. Citing the experience in Europe and in states like Vermont and California, it suggests that alternatives to marriage are useful only if they are transitional statuses on the way to full equality for same-sex couples.Less
This chapter examines alternatives to marriage that are available to same-sex couples. It first considers how the debate over same-sex marriage can lead to the slippery equity slope, in which one equity or fairness comparison generates another. In particular, it discusses comparisons between legally married different-sex couples and same-sex couples who cannot marry, between married and unmarried gay couples, and between married same-sex couples and people who are in nonromantic relationships. It then discusses the so-called political equity trap and whether there is a demand for alternatives to marriage and goes on to argue that policymakers, activists, and even voters must be able to decide on the right way to approach the issue of fairness for same-sex couples. Citing the experience in Europe and in states like Vermont and California, it suggests that alternatives to marriage are useful only if they are transitional statuses on the way to full equality for same-sex couples.
Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816681716
- eISBN:
- 9781452948720
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816681716.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Introduces the volume by setting the chapters squarely in the context of the debate within the movement over the desirability of marriage. Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor survey the history of ...
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Introduces the volume by setting the chapters squarely in the context of the debate within the movement over the desirability of marriage. Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor survey the history of same-sex marriage, outline the different positions from which gay and lesbian activists have critiqued marriage, and address the projected consequences of marriage for the gay and lesbian community and movement.Less
Introduces the volume by setting the chapters squarely in the context of the debate within the movement over the desirability of marriage. Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor survey the history of same-sex marriage, outline the different positions from which gay and lesbian activists have critiqued marriage, and address the projected consequences of marriage for the gay and lesbian community and movement.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0006
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter examines whether marriage will change lesbian and gay couples, with particular emphasis on the benefits that marriage provide to same-sex couples. In assessing the impact of the right to ...
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This chapter examines whether marriage will change lesbian and gay couples, with particular emphasis on the benefits that marriage provide to same-sex couples. In assessing the impact of the right to marry on lesbian and gay people as individuals and as members of same-sex couples, the chapter draws insights from Europe and the United States. It argues that critics of same-sex marriage underestimate positive gains to the community while overstating potential downsides. More specifically, it suggests that the institutional and social supports provided by marriage often result in good outcomes for individuals. For example, removing formal discrimination by allowing gay marriage will have positive mental health effects on individual lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the effect of marriage on relationships.Less
This chapter examines whether marriage will change lesbian and gay couples, with particular emphasis on the benefits that marriage provide to same-sex couples. In assessing the impact of the right to marry on lesbian and gay people as individuals and as members of same-sex couples, the chapter draws insights from Europe and the United States. It argues that critics of same-sex marriage underestimate positive gains to the community while overstating potential downsides. More specifically, it suggests that the institutional and social supports provided by marriage often result in good outcomes for individuals. For example, removing formal discrimination by allowing gay marriage will have positive mental health effects on individual lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the effect of marriage on relationships.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter examines the possible relationship between the marriage choices of gay couples and the decisions about marriage made by heterosexual couples. More specifically, it considers whether ...
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This chapter examines the possible relationship between the marriage choices of gay couples and the decisions about marriage made by heterosexual couples. More specifically, it considers whether same-sex couples have somehow changed heterosexual marriage choices. It first comments on Stanley Kurtz's claim that “gay marriage is both an effect and a cause of the increasing separation between marriage and parenthood” because it accelerates the separation process that had already begun as a result of other causes. It then addresses the argument that the “experiment” with same-sex marriage in Europe was a disaster by analyzing the evidence on what heterosexuals do with respect to marrying and having children. Focusing on measures of heterosexual marriage and divorce behavior, the chapter suggests that nothing much changed as a result of the recognition of same-sex couples. It also shows that there is no correlation between changes in ideas about marriage—mainly a belief that marriage is an outdated institution—and the granting of legal rights to same-sex couples.Less
This chapter examines the possible relationship between the marriage choices of gay couples and the decisions about marriage made by heterosexual couples. More specifically, it considers whether same-sex couples have somehow changed heterosexual marriage choices. It first comments on Stanley Kurtz's claim that “gay marriage is both an effect and a cause of the increasing separation between marriage and parenthood” because it accelerates the separation process that had already begun as a result of other causes. It then addresses the argument that the “experiment” with same-sex marriage in Europe was a disaster by analyzing the evidence on what heterosexuals do with respect to marrying and having children. Focusing on measures of heterosexual marriage and divorce behavior, the chapter suggests that nothing much changed as a result of the recognition of same-sex couples. It also shows that there is no correlation between changes in ideas about marriage—mainly a belief that marriage is an outdated institution—and the granting of legal rights to same-sex couples.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.003.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This book explores the public debate over same-sex marriage in the United States that reignited in 2008 in the wake of state supreme court decisions in California and Connecticut to allow gay couples ...
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This book explores the public debate over same-sex marriage in the United States that reignited in 2008 in the wake of state supreme court decisions in California and Connecticut to allow gay couples to marry. Drawing on the actual experiences of gay people in the Netherlands and other European countries, it examines issues surrounding the meaning of marriage as an idea and of marrying as a choice. It also considers both the decisions made by couples and how marriage or registered partnerships of same-sex couples might alter the cultural understanding of marriage as well as the meaning of being gay or lesbian. Finally, it discusses the positive gains that same-sex couples derive from marriage, particularly due to their full inclusion in social and legal institutions.Less
This book explores the public debate over same-sex marriage in the United States that reignited in 2008 in the wake of state supreme court decisions in California and Connecticut to allow gay couples to marry. Drawing on the actual experiences of gay people in the Netherlands and other European countries, it examines issues surrounding the meaning of marriage as an idea and of marrying as a choice. It also considers both the decisions made by couples and how marriage or registered partnerships of same-sex couples might alter the cultural understanding of marriage as well as the meaning of being gay or lesbian. Finally, it discusses the positive gains that same-sex couples derive from marriage, particularly due to their full inclusion in social and legal institutions.
M. V. Lee Badgett
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814791141
- eISBN:
- 9780814739020
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814791141.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
The summer of 2008 was the summer of love and commitment for gays and lesbians in the United States. Thousands of same-sex couples stood in line for wedding licenses all over California in the first ...
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The summer of 2008 was the summer of love and commitment for gays and lesbians in the United States. Thousands of same-sex couples stood in line for wedding licenses all over California in the first few days after same-sex marriage was legalized. On the other side of the country, Massachusetts, the very first state to give gay couples marriage rights, took the last step to full equality by allowing same-sex couples from other states to marry there as well. This was the hallmark of true equality for some, yet others questioned whether the very bedrock of society was crumbling. To discover the impact of same-sex marriage, the book presents interviews with gay couples in the Netherlands, where it has been legal for same-sex couples to marry since 2001. The book details the changes to their relationships, the reactions of their families, and work colleagues. The book gives a primer on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate. The evidence shows both that marriage changes gay people more than gay people change marriage, and that it is the most liberal countries and states making the first move to recognize gay couples. The book shows that allowing gay couples to marry does not destroy the institution of marriage and that many gay couples do benefit, in expected as well as surprising ways, from the legal, social, and political rights that the institution offers.Less
The summer of 2008 was the summer of love and commitment for gays and lesbians in the United States. Thousands of same-sex couples stood in line for wedding licenses all over California in the first few days after same-sex marriage was legalized. On the other side of the country, Massachusetts, the very first state to give gay couples marriage rights, took the last step to full equality by allowing same-sex couples from other states to marry there as well. This was the hallmark of true equality for some, yet others questioned whether the very bedrock of society was crumbling. To discover the impact of same-sex marriage, the book presents interviews with gay couples in the Netherlands, where it has been legal for same-sex couples to marry since 2001. The book details the changes to their relationships, the reactions of their families, and work colleagues. The book gives a primer on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate. The evidence shows both that marriage changes gay people more than gay people change marriage, and that it is the most liberal countries and states making the first move to recognize gay couples. The book shows that allowing gay couples to marry does not destroy the institution of marriage and that many gay couples do benefit, in expected as well as surprising ways, from the legal, social, and political rights that the institution offers.
Katie Oliviero
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816681716
- eISBN:
- 9781452948720
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816681716.003.0006
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Katie Oliviero analyzes the campaign by the Protect Marriage Coalition for Proposition 8 in California. She argues that the opponents of same-sex marriage share with supporters the insistence that ...
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Katie Oliviero analyzes the campaign by the Protect Marriage Coalition for Proposition 8 in California. She argues that the opponents of same-sex marriage share with supporters the insistence that marriage is a public institution, not simply a private act between two people. Ironically, defenders of traditional marriage mimicked the performative tactics used by LGBT activists—including staging public weddings—with the goal of depicting same-sex marriage as a threat to traditional American values.Less
Katie Oliviero analyzes the campaign by the Protect Marriage Coalition for Proposition 8 in California. She argues that the opponents of same-sex marriage share with supporters the insistence that marriage is a public institution, not simply a private act between two people. Ironically, defenders of traditional marriage mimicked the performative tactics used by LGBT activists—including staging public weddings—with the goal of depicting same-sex marriage as a threat to traditional American values.
Melanie Heath
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816681716
- eISBN:
- 9781452948720
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816681716.003.0008
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Melanie Heath explores the deeply personal stories of Oklahoma couples who traveled to San Francisco to marry in 2004. She finds that rather than using marriage as a way to assimilate into dominant ...
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Melanie Heath explores the deeply personal stories of Oklahoma couples who traveled to San Francisco to marry in 2004. She finds that rather than using marriage as a way to assimilate into dominant heterosexual culture, lesbian and gay couples viewed marrying as a political act to resist conservative backlash and discrimination in an environment that is decidedly not post-gay.Less
Melanie Heath explores the deeply personal stories of Oklahoma couples who traveled to San Francisco to marry in 2004. She finds that rather than using marriage as a way to assimilate into dominant heterosexual culture, lesbian and gay couples viewed marrying as a political act to resist conservative backlash and discrimination in an environment that is decidedly not post-gay.
Arlene Stein
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816681716
- eISBN:
- 9781452948720
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816681716.003.0002
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Arlene Stein compares two cities—Newark, New Jersey, a low income predominantly Black and Latino/a city, and Maplewood, New Jersey, an ethnically diverse middle-class suburb. She argues that poor ...
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Arlene Stein compares two cities—Newark, New Jersey, a low income predominantly Black and Latino/a city, and Maplewood, New Jersey, an ethnically diverse middle-class suburb. She argues that poor people in the city are less likely to benefit from marriage, while middle-class same-sex couples living in the suburbs find that marriage facilitates coming out in multiple areas of their lives.Less
Arlene Stein compares two cities—Newark, New Jersey, a low income predominantly Black and Latino/a city, and Maplewood, New Jersey, an ethnically diverse middle-class suburb. She argues that poor people in the city are less likely to benefit from marriage, while middle-class same-sex couples living in the suburbs find that marriage facilitates coming out in multiple areas of their lives.
Abbie E. Goldberg
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814732236
- eISBN:
- 9780814708293
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814732236.001.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to ...
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When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to their child? How will they become parents: will they pursue surrogacy, or will they adopt? Will both partners legally be able to adopt their child? Will they have to hide their relationship to speed up the adoption process? Will one partner be the primary breadwinner? And how will their lives change, now that the presence of a child has made their relationship visible to the rest of the world? This book examines the ways in which gay fathers approach and negotiate parenthood when they adopt. Drawing on empirical data from in-depth interviews with seventy gay men, the book analyzes how gay dads interact with competing ideals of fatherhood and masculinity, alternately pioneering and accommodating heteronormative “parenthood culture”.Less
When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to their child? How will they become parents: will they pursue surrogacy, or will they adopt? Will both partners legally be able to adopt their child? Will they have to hide their relationship to speed up the adoption process? Will one partner be the primary breadwinner? And how will their lives change, now that the presence of a child has made their relationship visible to the rest of the world? This book examines the ways in which gay fathers approach and negotiate parenthood when they adopt. Drawing on empirical data from in-depth interviews with seventy gay men, the book analyzes how gay dads interact with competing ideals of fatherhood and masculinity, alternately pioneering and accommodating heteronormative “parenthood culture”.
Verta Taylor, Katrina Kimport, Nella Van Dyke, and Ellen Ann Andersen
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816681716
- eISBN:
- 9781452948720
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816681716.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Verta Taylor, Katrina Kimport, Nella Van Dyke, and Ellen Andersen draw on interviews and a random survey of couples who married in San Francisco in 2004 to examine the impact of marriage equality ...
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Verta Taylor, Katrina Kimport, Nella Van Dyke, and Ellen Andersen draw on interviews and a random survey of couples who married in San Francisco in 2004 to examine the impact of marriage equality activism on activists themselves. They show that the lesbian and gay couples who participated in this event viewed their weddings as intentional contentious public performances and that the solidarity and collective identity created among participants sparked court action and other forms of collective action geared toward policy change. This article, which is the only previously published chapter in the book, won the 2010 Best Paper Award from the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association.Less
Verta Taylor, Katrina Kimport, Nella Van Dyke, and Ellen Andersen draw on interviews and a random survey of couples who married in San Francisco in 2004 to examine the impact of marriage equality activism on activists themselves. They show that the lesbian and gay couples who participated in this event viewed their weddings as intentional contentious public performances and that the solidarity and collective identity created among participants sparked court action and other forms of collective action geared toward policy change. This article, which is the only previously published chapter in the book, won the 2010 Best Paper Award from the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association.
