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Civil Wars: The Battle for Gay Marriage
by Moats, David; David Moats (Updated with a New Afterword by)
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In 2000 Vermont became the first state to grant gay and lesbian couples the right to join in civil unions-a groundbreaking decision that has inspired similar legislation in six states thus far. But it was not an easy victory; the ruling sparked the fiercest political conflict in the state's memory. David Moats was in the thick of it, writing a series of balanced, humane editorials that earned a Pulitzer Prize. Now he tells the intimate stories behind the battle and introduces us to all the key actors in the struggle, including the couples who first filed suit; the lawyers who spent years championing the case; and the only openly gay legislator in Vermont, who ensured victory with an impassioned, deeply personal speech on the House floor at a crucial moment. Civil Wars is a remarkable drama of democracy at work on a human scale.
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- Title
- Civil Wars: The Battle for Gay Marriage
- Author
- Moats, David; David Moats (Updated with a New Afterword by)
- Illustrator
- Kelly Eismann (Cover Design)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Harvest Edition 2005
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0156030039
- ISBN 13
- 9780156030038
- Publisher
- A Harvest Book/ Harcourt, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, FL, Austin, TX, New York, et al.
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Current Affairs, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Homosexuality, Social Studies, Legal Studies, American Studies , Same-Sex Marriage
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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