Wedlocked : the perils of marriage equality : how African Americans and gays mistakenly thought the right to marry would set them free /

The staggering string of victories by the gay rights movement's campaign for marriage equality raises questions not only about how gay people have been able to successfully deploy marriage to elevate their social and legal reputation, but also what kind of freedom and equality the ability to ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Franke, Katherine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Series:Sexual cultures.
Subjects:
Marriage > Government policy > United States.
Marriage law > United States.
Same-sex marriage > United States.
Equality > United States.
Mariage > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Homosexuels > Mariage > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Equality
Marriage > Government policy
Marriage law
Same-sex marriage
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Freedom by marriage
  • Fluid families : "it is probable that the soldier had two wives"
  • Boots next to the bed : getting caught in marriage's web
  • Am I my brother's keeper? : policing our own with marriage
  • The afterlife of racism and homophobia
  • What marriage equality teaches us about gender and sex
  • Appendix: A progressive call to action for married queers.

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