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Gay Marriage, Real Life

NON-FICTION - This book give us intimate account of ten same-sex couples brings to life how the decision to marry has affected them and their extended families. These personal journeys present a range of experiences, from a mother who became a gay rights activist when her youngest child came out as a lesbian, to a girl whose realization that her fathers were not married spurred the men to join the gay marriage lawsuit in Massachusetts, to a lesbian couple and devoted mothers of twins who fight for same-sex adoption rights in Oklahoma."In a world that too often takes marriage (and divorce) for granted, here are stories of ten couples whose every step toward lifelong commitment took courage. Deakin's sometimes searing, sometimes funny, and often touching portraits bring into focus not just the hard-won ordinariness of today's same-sex families - complete with soccer practice, church functions and prickly in-laws - but the gay marriage movement's deep roots in the American tradition. As these couples struggle to form more perfect unions, establish justice and ensure domestic tranquility, you realise: It doesn't come any more American than this." - Jonathan Rauch, author of Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good For Gays, Good For Straights, and Good for America. "Over and over we hear that gay and lesbian families are unworthy, unhealthy, not deserving of equality - sentiments preached by people wo in most cases do not actually know any gay and lesbian familes. So here they are, the brave pioneering people next door. I dare anybody to read this book and still try to argue against marriage equality." - Hillary Goodridge, lead plaintiff in the landmark case that made gay marriage legal in Massachusetts. "The Couples profiled in this powerful book are marriage role models to make anyone proud" - David Toussaint, author of Gay and Lesbian Weddings: Planning the Perfect Same-Sex Ceremony