Gay Marriage (book)
Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America is a 2004 book by Jonathan Rauch in which the author advocates the legal and social recognition of same-sex marriage.
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| Author | Jonathan Rauch |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Same-sex marriage |
| Publisher | Times Books |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 207 |
| ISBN | 978-0805078152 |
Publication history
Gay Marriage was published in 2004 by Times Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company.
Reception
The book received positive reviews from Emily Bazelon in the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Robyn E. Blumner in the St. Petersburg Times, Ann Crittenden in The American Prospect, Teresa DeCrescenzo in Lesbian News, The Economist, David J. Garrow in The Washington Post Book World, Kip Keller in the Austin American-Statesman, Debra Moore in Library Journal, Jim Nawrocki in the Bay Area Reporter, Edward Olivera in the Lambda Book Report, Ray Olson in Booklist, the Washington Blade, and J. Peder Zane in The News & Observer.[1] It received mixed reviews from Christopher Caldwell in The New York Times Book Review, Kay Hymowitz in Commentary, Andrew Lister in Polity, Vincent Phillip Muñoz in The American Enterprise, Publishers Weekly, and Marnie Woodrow in The Globe and Mail;[2] and negative reviews from E. J. Graff in Out, Shawn Macomber in The American Spectator, and Norm Sacuta in the Edmonton Journal.[3]
References
- Bazelon 2004; Blumner 2004; Crittenden 2005; DeCrescenzo 2004; The Economist 2004; Garrow 2004; Keller 2004; Moore 2004; Nawrocki 2004; Olivera 2004; Olson 2004; Washington Blade 2004; Zane 2004
- Caldwell 2004; Hymowitz 2004; Lister 2005; Muñoz 2004; Publishers Weekly 2004; Woodrow 2004
- Graff 2004; Macomber 2004; Sacuta 2004
Sources
- Bazelon, Emily (4 April 2004). "Gays growing up and moving on". Los Angeles Times Book Review. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021.
- Blumner, Robyn E. (23 May 2004). "Columns: Why gay marriage is good for conservatism". St. Petersburg Times. ISSN 2327-9052. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004.
- Caldwell, Christopher (11 April 2004). "Vows". The New York Times Book Review. ISSN 0028-7806.
- Crittenden, Ann (May 2005). "Knot For All". The American Prospect. Vol. 16 no. 5. pp. 38–39. ISSN 1049-7285. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006.
- DeCrescenzo, Teresa (May 2004). "A Look at Books". Lesbian News. Vol. 29 no. 10. p. 37. ISSN 0739-1803.
- "Gay marriage: Win, win, win?". The Economist. 371 (8369). 3 April 2004. p. 87. ISSN 0013-0613.
- Garrow, David J. (18 April 2004). "Altared States". The Washington Post Book World. ISSN 0190-8286.
- Graff, E. J. (September 2004). "Marriage Matters". Out. Here Publishing. pp. 104, 106, 110. ISSN 1062-7928.
- Hymowitz, Kay (1 June 2004). "I Do?". Commentary. Vol. 117 no. 6. pp. 59–62. ISSN 0010-2601.
- Kay, Jonathan (22 March 2004). "Giving gays the right to be bored". National Post. p. RB10. ISSN 1486-8008.
- Keller, Kip (11 April 2004). "Saying 'I do' for a better society: A moving and non-constitutional argument in favor of legalizing gay marriage". Austin American-Statesman.
- Lawler, Peter Augustine (28 June 2004). "More Than a Contract". National Review. Vol. 56 no. 12. pp. 46–47. ISSN 0028-0038.
- Lister, Andrew (July 2005). "How To Defend (Same-Sex) Marriage". Polity. 37 (3): 409–424. doi:10.1057/palgrave.polity.2300020. S2CID 144318757.
- Macomber, Shawn (16 April 2004). "The World According to Jonathan Rauch". The American Spectator. ISSN 0148-8414.
- Moore, Debra (1 April 2004). "Gay Men Choosing Parenthood/Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America". Library Journal. Vol. 129 no. 6. p. 112. ISSN 0363-0277.
- Muñoz, Vincent Phillip (September 2004). "Here Come the Grooms?". The American Enterprise. 15 (6): 54–55. ISSN 1047-3572.
- Nawrocki, Jim (20 May 2004). "In Defense of Gay Marriage". Bay Area Reporter. 34 (21). p. 43. ISSN 2374-264X.
- Olivera, Edward (June–July 2004). "Civil Disobedience". Lambda Book Report. 12 (11): 16–17. ISSN 1048-9487.
- Olson, Ray (1 March 2004). "Rauch, Jonathan. Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America". Booklist. Vol. 100 no. 13. p. 1099. ISSN 0006-7385.
- "Nonfiction Book Review: GAY MARRIAGE: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America". Publishers Weekly. 15 March 2004. p. 65.
- Sacuta, Norm (30 May 2004). "Rauch's view of gay marriage struggle panders to conformity". Edmonton Journal. p. D11.
- "Arguing over marriage". Washington Blade. 9 April 2004. Archived from the original on 1 June 2004.
- Woodrow, Marnie (22 May 2004). "When Carol met Alice". The Globe and Mail.
- Zane, J. Peder (28 March 2004). "Marriage of our hearts and minds". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 16 August 2004.