Family Matters by Marie-Amelie George (Hardback Book)

Name: Family Matters by Marie-Amelie George (Hardback Book)
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

In 1960, consensual sodomy was a crime in every state in America. Fifty-five years later, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples had the fundamental right to marry. In the span of two generations, American law underwent a dramatic transformation. Though the fight for marriage equality has received a considerable amount of attention from scholars and the media, it was only a small part of the more than half-century struggle for queer family rights. Family Matters uncovers these decades of advocacy, which reshaped the place of same-sex sexuality in American law and society \u0096 and ultimately made marriage equality possible. This book, however, is more than a history of queer rights. Marie-Am\u00E9lie George reveals that national legal change resulted from shifts at the state and local\n\nFamily Matters\nQueer Households and the Half-Century Struggle for Legal Recognition\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail;