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]

---

---