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The engagement : America's quarter-century struggle over same-sex marriage /

"On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal throughout the United States. But the road to victory was much longer than many know. In this seminal work, Sasha Issenberg takes us back to Hawaii in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Issenberg, Sasha (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > United States > History.
HISTORY > United States > 21st Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > LGBT Studies > General.
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation
United States
Same-sex marriage.
Marriage.
Informational works
History
Informational works.
Documents d'information.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : A President Decides
  • The Love That Ate an Island (1990-1996)
  • Inventing A Constitutional Crisis (1996)
  • Inside Games (1996)
  • The Second Front (1997-2003)
  • "Our Team Is Not Winning" (2003-2004)
  • Twenty Ten Ten Ten (2003-2007)
  • The Right's Last Stand (2007-2008)
  • The Road From Jersey City (2009-2012)
  • Endgame (2009-2015)
  • Conclusion: Back to Hawaii
  • Postscript.: Massive Desistance.