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The Road to Marriage Equality

The Road to Marriage Equality

In Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), the Supreme Court of the United States held that same-sex couples throughout the country had the right to marry. The ruling was the culmination of a decades-long struggle to gain the legal right for gay and lesbian couples to wed. This compelling book takes the reader through the ups and downs of the marriage equality movement, from the 1990s to the current era, from the first same-sex couples to have their marriage license applications rejected to the changing attitudes that led to every individual having the right that was once reserved only for some.

Introduction

Chapter 1. The New Campaign

Chapter 2. Bills, Bills, Bills

Chapter 3. New Avenues for Change: Action in the States

Chapter 4. Major Milestones

Chapter 5. The Changing Tide

Chapter 6. Overturning Doma and the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

Chapter 7. Moving Beyond Marriage

Timeline

Glossary

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