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Civil Wars : A Battle for Gay Marriage
by David Moats
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 13
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In 2000 Vermont became the first state to grant gay and lesbian couples the right to join in civil unions-a groundbreaking decision that has inspired similar legislation in six states thus far. But it was not an easy victory; the ruling sparked the fiercest political conflict in the state's memory. David Moats was in the thick of it, writing a series of balanced, humane editorials that earned a Pulitzer Prize. Now he tells the intimate stories behind the battle and introduces us to all the key actors in the struggle, including the couples who first filed suit; the lawyers who spent years championing the case; and the only openly gay legislator in Vermont, who ensured victory with an impassioned, deeply personal speech on the House floor at a crucial moment. Civil Wars is a remarkable drama of democracy at work on a human scale.
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- Title
- Civil Wars : A Battle for Gay Marriage
- Author
- David Moats
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 015101017X
- ISBN 13
- 9780151010172
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Fl
- Date Published
- 2004
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