Gallagher Maggie (Co - Founder Co - Founder National Organization For Marriage.) - Debating Same - Sex Marriage - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: As the uproar over the recent New York State law demonstrates same - sex marriage is a perennial hot - button issue certain to impact the 2012 election. Debating Same - Sex Marriage provides a useful roadmap to both sides of this contentious matter. Taking a "point/counterpoint" approach John Corvino (a philosopher and a prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co - founder of the National Organization for Marriage) consider key questions about the institution itself: What is marriage for? Is marriage meant to be a gendered institution? Why is the state in the business of sanctioning marriage? Where do the needs of children fit in? Will legalization of same - sex marriage lead to legalization of polygamy? Corvino argues that society should support same - sex marriage because of its interest in supporting stable households for all its members gay and straight alike. Gallagher argues that government recognition of same - sex unions as marriages will disconnect marriage from its key public mission furthering responsible procreation while stigmatizing traditional views of sex marriage and family as bigotry. Both agree that the issue deserves thoughtful rigorous engagement.
Title: Debating Same - Sex Marriage
Author(s): Gallagher Maggie (Co - Founder Co - Founder National Organization For Marriage.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780199756315
Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Date: 6/1/2012
Series: Point Counterpoint
Category: Family Law: Marriage & Divorce