Marriage and same-sex unions : a debate

Contents PrefacexiPart I Marriage and Same-Sex Unions in Comparative, Historical, and Family Policy Perspectives1Chapter 1Essay One All Together Now,3Evan WolfsonResponse A Reality Waiting to Happen: A Response to Evan Wolfson,10Maggie GallagherEssay Two Normal Marriage: Two Views,13Maggie GallagherResponse Enough Marriage to Share: A Response to Maggie Gallagher,25Evan WolfsonChapter 2Essay One The State Interests in Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage,33Mark StrasserResponse Reply to Professor Mark Strasser,43John Witte, Jr.Essay Two The Tradition of Traditional Marriage,47John Witte, Jr.Response The Logical Case for Same-Sex Marriage: A Response to Professor John Witte, Jr.,60Mark StrasserChapter 3Essay One On Legal Recognition for Same-Sex Partners,65Arthur S. Leonardviii Contents Response Reply to Arthur S. Leonard,78Lynne Marie KohmEssay Two Marriage by Design,81Lynne Marie KohmResponse Reply to ###8220;Marriage by Design,###8221;91Arthur S. LeonardPart II Issues of Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy in the Debate on Marriage and Same-Sex Unions95Chapter 4Essay One Homosexuality and the Conservative Mind,97Stephen MacedoResponse Image, Analysis, and the Nature of Relationships,115Lynn D. WardleEssay Two Neutrality, Equality, and ###8220;Same-Sex Marriage,###8221;119Robert P. GeorgeResponse On Justice, Exclusion, and Equal Treatment: A Response to Professor Robert P. George,133Mark StrasserChapter 5Essay One Marriage, Same-Gender Relationships, and Human Needs and Capabilities,137Carlos A. BallResponse The Illusory Public Benefits of Same-Sex Encounters: A Response to Professor Carlos A. Ball,148Teresa Stanton CollettEssay Two Should Marriage Be Privileged? The State###8217;s Interest in Childbearing Unions,152Teresa Stanton CollettResponse One Last Hope: A Response to Professor Teresa Stanton Collett,162Carlos A. BallChapter 6Essay One The Same-Sex-Marriage Debate and Three Conceptions of Equality,167William N. Eskridge, Jr.Response Beyond Equality,186Lynn D. WardleEssay Two Marriage, Relationships, Same-Sex Unions, and the Right of Intimate Association,190Lynn D. WardleResponse Terms of Endearment,203William N. Eskridge, Jr.Contents ix Part III U.S. Constitutional Law Issues Concerning Same-Sex Marriage or Domestic Partnership207Chapter 7Essay One Discrimination Against Gays Is Sex Discrimination,209Andrew KoppelmanResponse Reply to ###8220;Discrimination Against Gays Is Sex Discrimination,###8221;221Richard G. WilkinsEssay Two The Constitutionality of Legal Preferences for Heterosexual Marriage,227Richard G. WilkinsResponse Reply to ###8220;The Constitutionality of Legal Preferences for Heterosexual Marriage,###8221;241Andrew KoppelmanChapter 8Essay One Civil Marriage and the First Amendment,245David B. CruzResponse Reflections on the Emperor###8217;s Clothes: A Response to Professor David B. Cruz###8217;s Theory on Marriage and the First Amendment,261Richard F. DuncanEssay Two Hardwick###8217;s Landmark Status, Romer###8217;s Narrowness, and the Preservation of Marriage,264Richard F. DuncanResponse Social and Judicial ###8220;Just-So###8221; Stories,276David B. CruzPart IV Issues of State Constitutional Law and International Law Concerning Marriage and Same-Sex Unions281Chapter 9Essay One Vermont Civil Unions: A Success Story,283Greg JohnsonResponse Are Civil Unions Mandated by Constitutional Law? A Response to Greg Johnson,294William C. DuncanEssay Two Imposing the Same-Sex-Marriage Template on State Constitutional Law: The Implications for Marriage, Constitutional Theory, and Democracy,297William C. DuncanResponse Reply to William C. Duncan,309Greg JohnsonChapter 10Essay One Applying the Usual Marriage-Validation Rule to Marriages of Same-Sex Couples,313Barbara J. CoxResponse Reply to Professor Barbara J. Cox,327Patrick J. BorchersEssay Two Interstate Recognition of Nontraditional Marriages,331Patrick J. Borchersx Contents Response Reply to Dean Patrick J. Borchers###8217;s Essay,343Barbara J. CoxChapter###160;11Essay One The Inexorable Momentum Toward National and International Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships: An International, Comparative, Historical, and Cross-Cultural Perspective,349James D. WiletsResponse Reply to Professor James D. Wilets###8217;s Essay,361Robert John Araujo, S.J.Essay Two Marriage, Relationship, and International Law: The Incoherence of the Argument for Same-Sex Marriage,367Robert John Araujo, S.J.Response Reply to Father Robert John Araujo###8217;s ###8220;Marriage, Relationship, and International Law: The Incoherence of the Argument for Same-Sex Marriage,###8221;380James D. WiletsIndex of Cases385Index387About the Editors and Contributors393