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1 online resource (204 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Remember when gay marriage was the easiest way to inflame an otherwise mild electorate' This volume demonstrates, through speeches, interviews, and commentary, the encouraging story of American acceptance of gay marriage and the roles that politicians'gay and straight'have played in that history. This movement, like all civil rights movements, began with individuals telling the truth about who they are to a world that doesn't accept them. It ends with an entire generation of young people who reject blatant civil rights discrimination. From Supervisor Harvey Milk articulating in 1978 why gay people in all fields must be out and visible ('For invisible, we remain in limbo'a myth, a person with no parents, no brothers, no sisters, no friends who are straight, no important positions in employment'); to Governor Andrew Cuomo blinking back tears as he discusses his pride in making gay marriage a reality in New York in 2011; to President Obama's unprecedented support; and the courage of many other American politicians'We Do! triumphantly chronicles this recent chapter of our history. |
| Contents |
Cover page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Editors' Note; Introduction; Part 1; Supervisor Harvey Milk; Virginia Apuzzo; Andrew Sullivan; Part 2; David Mixner; Defense of Marriage Act; Representative Gerry Studds; Representative Bill Lippert; Evan Wolfson; Senator Tammy Baldwin; Senator John Kerry; Part 3; Mayor Gavin Newsom; Prominent Politicians Dare to Evolve; Representative Bob Barr; Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; Governor Andrew Cuomo; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Mayor Cory Booker; President Bill Clinton; Afterword; Marriage Equality Time Line; Marriage Equality Resource Guide. |
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Same-sex marriage -- United States -- Religious aspects.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Religion and politics -- United States.
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Religion and state -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Religion and politics. (OCoLC)fst01093842
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Religion and state. (OCoLC)fst01093863
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01104557
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Same-sex marriage -- Religious aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01104561
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Baumgardner, Jennifer, 1970-
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Kunin, Madeleine M., Governor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: We do! : American leaders who believe in marriage equality. Brooklyn, NY, USA : Akashic Books, [2013] 240 pages 9781617751875 |
| ISBN |
9781617752018 (electronic bk.) |
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1617752010 (electronic bk.) |
| Music No. |
EB00083257 Recorded Books |
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