Outlaw Marriages : The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex ...

Beacon Press

Celebrate LGBTQIA+ history with the engaging and untold stories of 15 prominent same-sex couples who defied cultural norms and made significant contributions to the arts, theater, social change, and more.\n For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other \u201Cfor richer for poorer, in sickness and in health\u201D for periods of thirty or forty\u2014sometimes as many as fifty\u2014years. In short, they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife.\n In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didn\u2019t merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also\n\nOutlaw Marriages\nThe Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery u;