Debating same-sex marriage / John Corvino and Maggie Gallagher.

Author/Creator:

Corvino, John, 1969- author.

Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Series:

Point/counterpoint series (Oxford, England)
Point/counterpoint

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (292 p.)

Subjects:

Same-sex marriage.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon. Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides an indispensable roadmap to the ongoing debate. Taking a ""point/counterpoint"" approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage) explore fundamental questions: What is marriage for? Is sexual difference essential to it? Why does the government sanction it? What are the implications of same-sex m

Contents:

The case for same-sex marriage / John Corvino
The case against same-sex marriage / Maggie Gallagher
Reply to Gallagher / John Corvino
Reply to Corvino / Maggie Gallagher.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Incudes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Contributor:

Gallagher, Maggie, editor.

ISBN:

0-19-026756-9
1-280-59585-X
9786613625687
0-19-983788-0
0-19-994268-4

OCLC:

793511110

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