America's struggle for same-sex marriage

Acknowledgments --

Abbreviations --

1. Introduction --

Craig and Greg --

Peg and Spence --

Gordon and Jeff --

Aftermath --

New Mexico as introduction --

2. Overview and background --

Hats --

Early stirrings --

The mastermind --

Political science themes --

3. Massachusetts --

Massachusetts before Goodridge --

Goodridge --

The 2004 Constitutional Convention --

The legislative debates --

Aftermath --

4. California --

Mayor Newsom --

The winter of love --

Flowers from the heartland --

The nullification --

Future court action --

Backlash --

Proposition 22 and a future same-sex marriage ballot measure --

5. Oregon --

Prologue --

Multnomah County --

The defense of marriage coalition --

Measure 36 --

The Measure 36 campaign --

Aftermath --

6. New York --

The business of same-sex marriage --

Public education --

7. Conclusion --

Procreation and child rearing --

Are civil unions/domestic partnerships/reciprocal benefits adequate? --

Acceptance or bigotry? --

The roles of courts and legislatures --

Judicial efficacy --

Appendix : Methods --

References --

Index.