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" Gay rights / "
Tamara L. Roleff, book editor.
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BL
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696038
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b518227
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Gay rights /\ Tamara L. Roleff, book editor.
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| Publication Statement
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San Diego, CA :: Greenhaven Press,, c1997.
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| Series Statement
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Current controversies
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191 p. ;; 25 cm.
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1565105311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 156510532X (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
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: 9781565105317 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781565105324 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-183) and index.
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| Contents
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Ch. 1. What rights should gays and lesbians have? Gay and lesbian partners should receive employment benefits / Brian McNaught -- Homosexual partners should not receive employment benefits / Jack Chambers -- Limiting domestic-partner benefits to same-sex couples is justifiable / David Boaz -- Granting domestic-partner benefits only to same-sex couples is discriminatory / Joseph Farah -- Gay and lesbian partners should be legally recognized as family members / Mary N. Cameli -- Homosexual partners should not be legally recognized as family members / Frank S. Zepezauer -- Gay and lesbian foreigners should be granted asylum in the United States / David Tuller -- Foreign homosexuals should not be granted asylum in the United States / Lars-Erik Nelson -- Ch. 2. Should society legally sanction homosexual families? Gay marriage: an overview / Issues and Controversies on File -- Yes, society should legally sanction homosexual families: Gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry / Andrew Sullivan -- Society has a compelling interest in allowing gay marriage / Jonathan Rauch -- Gays and lesbians have an equal right to marriage / Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. -- Gay and lesbian parents can raise well-adjusted children / April Martin -- No, society should not legally sanction homosexual families: Homosexuals should not be allowed to marry / James Q. Wilson -- Gays and lesbians should not seek state-sanctioned marriage / Alisa Solomon -- Homosexual parents are not in a child's best interests / Robert H. Knight --
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Ch. 3. Should gays and lesbians be allowed in the military? The "don't ask, don't tell" ban: an overview / Craig Donegan No, gays and lesbians should not be allowed in the military: Homosexuality is incompatible with military service / James A. Donovan -- Allowing gays and lesbians in the military will adversely affect morale / Mark E. Cantrell -- Homosexuals in the military present a medical risk / Ronald D. Ray -- Yes, gays and lesbians should be allowed in the military: Gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve in the military / Barry M. Goldwater -- Homosexuals can enhance military effectiveness / Richard H. Kohn -- Homosexuals in the military are not a threat to national security / Franklin D. Johnes and Ronald J. Koshes -- The military ban on gays and lesbians is based on prejudice / Alasdair Palmer -- Ch. 4. Do gays and lesbians need antidiscrimination laws? Antidiscrimination laws for gays and lesbians: an overview / Richard L. Worsnop -- Yes, gays and lesbians need antidiscrimination laws: Gays and lesbians are entitled to protection against discrimination / Michael Nava and Robert Dawidoff -- Antidiscrimination laws protect equal rights for gays and lesbians / American Civil Liberties Union -- Discrimination against gays and lesbians should be stopped / Richard Rorty -- Barring antidiscrimination laws for gays and lesbians is unconstitutional / Anthony Kennedy et al. -- No, gays and lesbians do not need antidiscrimination laws: Homosexuals should not be granted special rights / Tony Marco -- Gay rights will legitimize homosexuality / Hadley Arkes -- Barring antidiscrimination laws for gays and lesbians is constitutional / Antonin Scalia, William H. Rehnquist, and Clarence Thomas.
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| Abstract
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Essays debate gay rights in the United States, and the role of the government in this matter.
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Gay rights-- United States.
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Gays-- United States.
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306.76/6
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HQ76.3.U5G394 1997
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Roleff, Tamara L.,1959-
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