Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry - Hardcover

Wolfson, Evan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743264584 ISBN 13: 9780743264587

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2004

Synopsis

A leading civil rights attorney presents a timely, well-reasoned argument for same-sex marriage, explaining why civil marriage equality is right for all couples and America in general and addressing common concerns related to this provocative, frequently misunderstood issue. 60,000 first printing.

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From the Inside Flap:

"A concise, logical primer... well worth reading... a book that supporters of gay marriage could give to friends and relatives who are undecided on the issue (or only mildly opposed)" -- Newsday

"Each chapter is an excellent and sensible essay responding to common questions same-sex couples get asked. Order a pile...and start handing them out to family, colleagues, and friends." -- Out Magazine

"Anybody interested in engaging in the current policy debates can find the information and arguments they will need in this compact, well-organized book that is both easy and pleasant to read." -- Gay City News

"...concise and efficient arguments... Thanks to this book, I now feel capable of having productive discussions about equal marriage." -- Portland (OR) Mercury August 5, 2004

"...this is one useful book. Armed with Wolfson's arguments, you could sell anyone with an IQ over room temperature on the wisdom and humanity of marriage equality." -- The Oregonian August 1, 2004

"To his credit, the author addresses head-on religious objections to gay marriage.... Well written and evenhanded....Recommended." -- Library Journal

"...refreshing, smart, thorough, and easy to follow." -- Publishers Weekly

"...thoughtful, reasonable, and eminently worthy." -- Kirkus Reviews

"...accessible to the layperson on both technical and emotional levels." "Seasoned Authors, Reasoned Arguments" -- marriage books by Andrew Sullivan and Evan Wolfson, Bay Window

About the Author:

Evan Wolfson is Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, the gay and non-gay partnership working to win marriage equality nationwide. Before founding Freedom to Marry, Wolfson served as marriage project director for Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, was co-counsel in the historic Hawaii marriage case, Baehr v. Miike, and participated in numerous gay rights and HIV/AIDS cases. Between his studies at Yale College and Harvard Law School, Wolfson spent two years with the Peace Corps in West Africa and then worked as a state prosecutor and special counsel in the Iran/Contra investigation. Citing his national leadership on marriage equality and his appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court in Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale, the National Law Journal in 2000 named Wolfson one of "the 100 most influential lawyers in America." In 2004, he was named one of the "Time 100," Time magazine's list of "The 100 most influential people in the world."

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743264584
• ISBN 13: 9780743264587
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256