TCC Library and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate

A pivotal issue during the 2004 Presidential campaign, the debate seemingly disappeared for over a year. Now mid-term elections are just around the corner and the issue is back in news headlines once again. Arguments for and against are heard not just in Washington DC, but here in Florida and all over the rest of the USofA.

Is the ban against same-sex marriages unconstitutional ? Should gay and lesbian couples have the same rights to legal benefits of medial coverage and pensions as heterosexual couples ? Would allowing homosexual couples to marry destroy our family-based societal structure ? Religious groups do not agree on what are the moral issues. The international news media is following our ongoing culture war.

So what do you think ? not sure what questions to ask ?

what the issues are ? who stands where, or why ?

then take a look at all the resources the TCC Library has available. Check here for

• selected links to online resources on both sides of the issue
• availability of books in the TCC Library on this subject
• bibliography of published magazine & journal articles
• links to full-text article databases

Websites of Relevance
IN THE NEWS

50-State Rundown on Gay Marriage Laws (Nov 2004)
Stateline.org Pew Charitable Trusts Public Service

Gay Rights: Overview: Partner & Benefits
Public Agenda [nonpartisan opinion research organization]

SpeakOut.com on Civil Unions ~ Gay Marriage

Setbacks for same-sex marriage [video from CNN]

CNN: Gay Marriage dealt setback in two states: New York & Georgia

more CNN stories on Same Sex Marriage

Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage Heats Up in Florida
Advocate.com

President George Bush, Radio Address on June 3, 2006,
on the Marriage Protection Amendment

President Calls for Constitutional Amendment Protecting Marriage
George Bush, February 2004

SUPPORTING

ACLU on Same Sex Marriage and on the Marriage Amendment

Same-Sex Marriage is a Feminist Issue: National Organization for Women

DignityUSA: GLBT Catholics

Marriage Equality: group solely committed to securing the right to civil marraige for same-sex couples

Freedom to Marry: Gay and Non-Gay Partnership Working to Win Marriage Equality Nationwide

Equal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples: Canada

OPPOSED

Catholic Answers Special Report: Gay Marriage

American Catholic.org: U.S. Bishops Urge Constitutional Amendment to Protect Marriage

Marriage Debate.com: not a real debate, rather a one-sided presentation from the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy

Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) opposes gay marriage as a threat to the family, supports traditional moral & spiritual values

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Same Sex Marriage - TCC Mini Bibliography - articles for research, links to full-text

FLORIDA STATUES

2005 Florida Statutes, ch. 97-268 Chapter 741.212
Marriage, Marriages between persons of the same sex
(3) For purposes of interpreting any state statute or rule, the term "marriage" means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the term "spouse" applies only to a member of such a union.

SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS

Yahoo! News on Same Sex Marriage

Google News on Same Sex Marriage

Ask News on Same Sex Marriage

Exalead on Same Sex Marriage

Same Sex Marriage blogs (Google = 565,775)

BOOKS in the TCC Library on Same-Sex Marriage

Civil wars : a battle for gay marriage
by David Moats, Harcourt, c2004 Circulation HQ1034.U5 M62 2004

Gay marriage : why it is good for gays, good for straights, and good for America
by Jonathan Rauch, Henry Holt and Co.,2004. Circulation HQ1034.U5 R38 2004

Legalizing gay marriage
by Michael Mello, Temple University Press,2004. Circulation HQ1034.U5 M45 2004

Same-sex marriage in the United States : focus on the facts
by Sean Cahill, Lexington Books,c2004. Circulation HQ1034.U5 C34 2004

Why marriage matters : America, equality, and gay people's right to marry
by Evan Wolfson, Simon & Schuster,c2004. Circulation HQ1034.U5 W65 2004

Marriage and same-sex unions : a debate
Praeger, 2003. Circulation HQ1034.U5 M37 2003

Equality for same-sex couples : the legal recognition of gay partnerships in Europe and the United States
by Yuval Merin, University of Chicago Press, 2002 Circulation K699 .M47 2002

On same-sex marriage, civil unions, and the rule of law : constitutional interpretation at the crossroads
by Mark P Strasser, Praeger, 2002. Circulation KF539 .S773 2002

From this day forward : commitment, marriage, and family in lesbian and gay relationships
by Gretchen A. Stiers, St. Martin's Press, c1999. Circulation HQ76.3.U5 S76 1999

Together forever : gay and lesbian marriage
by Eric Marcus, Doubleday, c1998. Circulation HQ76.3.U5 M354 1998

Legally wed : same-sex marriage and the Constitution
by Mark P Strasser, Cornell University Press, c1997. Circulation KF539 .S77 1997

Same-sex marriage : the moral and legal debate
Prometheus Books,c1997. Circulation HQ76.25.U5 .S331 1997

Same-sex marriage, pro and con : a reader
Vintage Books,1997. Circulation HQ76.25 .S26 1997

The case for same-sex marriage : from sexual liberty to civilized commitment
by William Eskridge, Free Press, c1996. Circulation HQ76.3.U5 E85 1996

DATABASES with full-text articles on Same Sex Marriage debate

SIRS "Pro vs Con Leading Issues: Gay Marriage" on- campus login 172 documents from newspapers, magazines, government publications, & more

CQ Researcher: full-text issues on Gay Marriage, Future of Marriage on-campus login

Opposing Viewpoints Database [login via LINCCWeb with TCC ID]

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July 4th, 2006

Fourth of July is Independence Day
from FirstGov.gov, the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

American University's Historian James Heintze created a website Fourth of July Celebrations Database containing thousands of July Fourth factoids. "The site, which has drawn more than 350,000 visitors since its inception, features chronologies of notable July Fourth celebrations and music events, speeches, and presidential addresses. The site even offers a history of Independence Day weather and cuisine." American Weekly Summer News

U.S. Census Press Releases: The Fourth of July
Those Census folks keep track of more then who lives where. How much was spent for Fireworks in 2005 ? How many millions $$ were spent on American Flags ? How many hotdogs will be munched on July 4th ? How many towns in the US have "Liberty" in their name ?Check out their site for answers to those questions and many more !

Today in History July 4th,
from the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection. Pictures, posters, audio files, and historical information. "The Library of Congress posts a wealth of online information pertaining to the Declaration of Independence and its principle author, Thomas Jefferson."


A Capitol Fourth: America's Independence Day Celebration - from PBS
~ History of the Fourth ~ Patriotic Reflections ~ Fireworks and Fun ~

CNN: Modern Media Meets Colonial Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (AP) -- "Thomas Jefferson isn't about to start listening to an iPod, with telltale earbud wires dangling from beneath his three-cornered hat as he walks the streets of Colonial Williamsburg.But people far from the restored 18th-century capital of Virginia can use their portable audio players to hear costumed interpreter Bill Barker talk about portraying Jefferson or, in honor of the Fourth of July holiday, read the Declaration of Independence.The world's largest living history museum long has used modern media to share its stories with audiences far beyond its 301-acre Historic Area, dating back to before World War II when it produced an educational film for schools.Today, it has an extensive Web site with photo slideshows, online exhibits and interactive tours, and it offers "electronic field trips" for schools using live television broadcasts and the Internet.It's also using something that didn't even exist a couple years ago: podcasts." for the rest of the article
Link to Colonial Williamsburg Where History Lives

Take the How Would Yankee Doodle Do ? Quiz from the Florida Times-Union

At the TCC Library

Patriotic holidays of the United States : an introduction to the history, symbols, and traditions behind the major holidays and days of observance. by Henderson, Helene, :Omnigraphics, c2006. Reference REF JK1761 .H46 2006


Celebrating the fourth : Independence Day and the rites of Nationalism in the Early Republic / by Len Travers. Univ. Mass Press,c1997. E286 .A184 1997 print version & electronic version

National Treasure
Summary: Since his childhood, Benjamin Franklin Gates has known that he is a decendant of a long line of people whose job has been to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. They hid clues to its whereabouts in the country's currency and on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, Ben has learned of a plot to steal the Declaration, and has only one option: he has to steal it himself. Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004 DVD, 131 min.picture - Circulation A-V CVR 721


The Declaration of Independence : origins and impact
CQ Press,c2002. E221 .D35 2002

Inventing America : Jefferson's Declaration of independence
by: Garry Wills. Doubleday, c1978. E221 .W64 -
Reader's link on Amazon

A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic
by: John Ferling. Oxford Univ Press,2003. E195 .F47 2003


American scripture : making the Declaration of Independence
by: Pauline Maier. Pauline, Knopf,1997. E221 .M24 1997


Becoming America : the revolution before 1776
by: Jon Butler.: Harvard Univ Press, 2000. E188 .B97 2000

Founding mothers : the women who raised our nation
by Cokie Roberts.
William Morrow,c2004. E176 .R63 2004

Search for more TCC resources

• on Thomas Jefferson
• on the Declaration of Independence
• on United States History during the Colonial period
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