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BL
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701734
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b523923
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| Main Entry
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Polikoff, Nancy D
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| Title & Author
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Beyond straight and gay marriage : : valuing all families under the law /\ Nancy D. Polikoff
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Beacon Press,, c2008
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ix, 259 p. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0807044326
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: 0807044334 (pbk.)
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: 9780807044322
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: 9780807044339 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The changing meaning of marriage -- Gay rights and the conservative backlash -- Redefining family -- The right and the marriage movement -- LGBT families and the marriage equality movement -- Countries where marriage matters less -- Valuing all families -- Domestic partner benefits for all families -- Coping with illness : medical care and family and medical leave -- When a relationship ends through dissolution or death : distributing assets and providing for children -- Losing an economic provider : wrongful death, workers compensation, and social security
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| Abstract
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Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage reframes the family-rights debate by arguing that marriage shouldn't bestow special legal privileges upon couples because people, both heterosexual and LGBT, live in a variety of relationships-including unmarried couples of any sexual orientation, single-parent households, extended biological family units, and myriad other familial configurations. Nancy D. Polikoff shows how the law can value all families, and why it must
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Civil unions-- Law and legislation-- United States
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Domestic partner benefits-- Law and legislation-- United States
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Gay couples-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States
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Lesbian couples-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States
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Same-sex marriage-- Law and legislation-- United States
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Unmarried couples-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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346.7301/6
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| LC Classification
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KF538.P65 2008
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KF538.P65 2008
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