The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage

Preface
Clyde Wilcox 
 
Introduction: The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage
Mark Carl Rom 
 
Will the Courts Set Us Free? Reflections on the Campaign for Same-Sex Marriage
John D’Emilio  
 
The Consequences of Marriage Policy for Same-Sex Couples’ Well-Being
Ellen D. B. Riggle and Sharon S. Rostosky  
 
Same-Sex Marriage, GLBT Organizations, and the Lack of Spirited Political Engagement
Ronald G. Shaiko  
 
Theological Perspectives on Gay Unions: The Uneasy Marriage of Religion and Politics
Kenneth D. Wald and Graham B. Glover  
 
Religious Coalitions for and against Gay Marriage: The Culture War Rages On
David C. Campbell and Carin Robinson  
 
The Anti–Gay Marriage Movement
Sean Cahill  
 
Framing the Issue of Same-Sex Marriage: Traditional Values versus Equal Rights
Barry L. Tadlock, C. Ann Gordon, and Elizabeth Popp  
 
If I Bend This far I Will Break? Public Opinion about Same-Sex Marriage
Clyde Wilcox, Paul R. Brewer, Shauna Shames, and Celinda Lake  
 
Same-Sex Marriage in the 24 Election
DeWayne L. Lucas  
 
The Presidency, Congress, and Same-Sex Marriage
Craig A. Rimmerman  
 
’Til Death—or the Supreme Court—Do Us Part: Litigating Gay Marriage
Karen O’Connor and Alixandra B. Yanus  
 
The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage versus the Politics of Gay Civil Rights: A Comparison of Public Opinion and State Voting Patterns
Katie Lofton and Donald P. Haider-Markel  
 
The United States in Comparative Context
David Rayside  
 
List of Contributors  
Index