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Last Updated: 11/18/09

Here are some resources on the topic of gay and lesbian marraiges and the law. If you have any suggestions to make the list better, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Books

• Babst, Gordon Albert. Liberal Constitutionalism, Marriage, and Sexual Orientation: A Contemporary Case for Dis-Establishment. New York: P. Lang, 2002. [Books: KF 539 .B33 2002]
• Bourassa, Kevin. Just Married: Gay Marriage and the Expansion of Human Rights. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. [Books: HQ 1034.C2 B68 2002]
• Dupuis, Martin. Same-Sex Marriage, Legal Mobilization, and the Politics of Rights. New York: Peter Lang, 2002. [Books: HQ 1034 .U5 D86 2002]
• Ellison, Marvin Mahan. Same-Sex Marriage?: A Christian Ethical Analysis. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2004. [Books: BV 835 .E46 2004]
• Eskridge, William N. The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment.    New York: Free Press, 1996. [Books: KF 538 .E85 1996]
• ---. Equality Practice: Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights. New York: Routledge, 2002. [Books: HQ 76.3 .U5 E85 2002]
• Gay Marriage. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1998. [Books: HQ 76.3 .U5 G387 1998 ]
• Goldberg-Hiller, Jonathan. The Limits to Union: Same-Sex Marriage and the Politics of Civil Rights. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002. [Books: HQ1034.U5 G65 2002]
• A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. Berkeley: Nolo Press, 1999. [ELECTRONIC BOOK:  KF 538 .C87 1999 (Online)]
• Lewin, Ellen. Recognizing Ourselves: Ceremonies of Lesbian and Gay Commitment. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. [Books: HQ 76.3 .U5 L49 1998]
• Malone, John Williams. 21st Century Gay. New York: M. Evans, 2000. [Books: HQ 76.2 .U5 M32 2000]
• Marriage and Same-Sex Unions: A Debate. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003. [Books: HQ 1034 .U5 M37 2003]
• Merin, Yuval. Equality for Same-Sex Couples: The Legal Recognition of Gay Partnerships in Europe and the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. [Books: K 699 .M47 2002]
• On the Road to Same-Sex Marriage: A Supportive to Psychological, Political, and Legal Issues. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998. [Books: HQ 76.3 O523 1998]
• Same-sex Marriage. Pro and Con: A Reader. New York: Vintage Books, 1997. [Books: HQ 76.25 .S26 1997]
• Stiers, Gretchen A. From This Day Forward: Commitment, Marriage, and Family in Lesbian and Gay Relationships. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. [Books: HQ 76.3 .U5 S76 1999]  
• Strasser, Mark Philip. Legally Wed: Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997. [Books: KF 539 .S77 1997]
• ---. On Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Rule of Law: Constitutional Interpretation at the Crossroads. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002. [Books: KF 539 .S769 2002]
• United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. The Defense of Marriage Act: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session on S. 1740…July 11, 1996.  Washington, DC: U.S. G.P.O., 1996. [GOV DOCS    Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.104-533] 
• Weeks, Jeffrey. Same Sex Intimacies: Families of Choice and Other Life Experiments. New York: Routledge, 2001. [Books: HQ 76.34 .W44 2001]

Online Sources

• Buddybuddy
  Of importance at this site is the page for the Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples organization, “a national resource supporting the diverse community of committed gay and lesbian partners through a variety of media.”  Lots of links to other resources on gay and lesbian families.
• Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
  An important Website created and maintained by the only support and advocacy organization for daughters and sons of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents.
• Family Pride Coalition
  A very useful “resource for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents, their partners and children, and supporters of our families.”  Resources are arranged under four broad headings: All About Family Pride, Advocacy, Support, and Information.
• Family Q- Parenting
  The purpose of this web site is to provide lesbians and gay men with access to information regarding building and maintaining a family despite the lack of a social support for lesbian and gay parents, as well as a means for contacting others in the same or a similar situation.”
• Gay Parent Magazine
  Gay Parent magazine (GPM) features the personal stories of lesbian, gay, and bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parents from across the country.  Parents speak candidly about their experiences with international and domestic adoption, foster care, donor insemination, using a surrogate and what it is like to raise their children in their part of the world.  GPM also features news and current events.
• Growth House, Inc.: Lesbian and Gay Families
  Cites a number of important links “specifically geared to lesbian and gay families.”
• Legalization of Gay and Lesbian Marriage
  This Canadian site deals with the issues if dignity and equality in the same-sex marriage debate.  It also cites significant supreme court decisions on gay marriage.
• Prospective Queer Parents
   “The purpose of the Prospective Queer Parents organization is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and a social gathering space for queer (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, etc.) people who are interested in child raising and parenting.