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| LIF | Gay Couples View Marriage as Legal Protection, Not Commitment Symbol
Challenging the idea that marriage is necessary for solidifying relationships, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals same-sex couples in long-term relationships believe marriage is more important in terms of legal rights, but less so as a symbol of commitment.
J. of Family Issues, Jun-2009 | 01-Jun-2009
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| LIF | Law Professor Argues for Role of Government in Marriage
Although some commentators have argued that governments should be out of the marriage business--whether straight or gay--University of Iowa law professor Ann Estin believes that marriage is such a strong part of American culture that it demands a government role.
Iowa Law Review, Feb-2009 | 27-May-2009
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| LIF | California Same-Sex Marriage – Expert Sources
Experts available on same-sex marriage and relationships to comment on California Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8.
Expert available | 13-May-2009
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| LIF | Polling Expert Available to Discuss New Hampshire’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote
Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, is available to statewide trends regarding voter views on same-sex civil marriage as well as recent polling of New Hampshire voters on the issue. The New Hampshire State Senate is expected to vote today, Wednesday, April 29, 2009, on the state’s same-sex marriage legislation. If approved, New Hampshire would join three other New England states where same-sex marriage is legal.
Expert available | 29-Apr-2009
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| LIF | Iowa Law Professor Argues for Role of Government in Marriage, Whether Gay Or Straight
Recent legal and legislative decisions to legalize gay marriage in Iowa and Vermont have brought suggestions from some commentators that government should get out of the marriage business entirely, grant civil unions to all couples and leave marriage to religious faiths. But University of Iowa law professor Ann Estin said that such ideas fail to recognize the deeply rooted importance of marriage in American culture.
Iowa Law Review | 10-Apr-2009
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| LIF | Psychological Distress, Political Activism Associated With "Marriage Amendments"
When marriage amendments are on the ballot, lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience acute psychological stress and downturns in general well-being; they also become more politically active.
J. of Counseling Psychology, Jan-2009 | 12-Dec-2008
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| LIF | Marriage Vs. Civil Union: Let Churches Handle Marriage, Suggests Expert
In November, California citizens passed Proposition 8 upholding the idea that marriage is defined as and limited to the union of one man with one woman. The vote has given encouragement to many in other states who want to pass similar legislation. The United States is about to enter a period of legal upheaval on the question of marriage in the civil law, suggest Frank K. Flinn, Ph.D., adjunct professor of religious studies in Arts & Sciences. His proposal? Give marriage to the churches and let the state define civil unions.
Expert available | 12-Dec-2008
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| LIF | Political Scientists Examine Support for Gay Marriage in Iowa
As the Iowa Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that could clear the way for gay marriage in Iowa, a poll shows nearly sixty percent of voters in the state favor some type of legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Iowa. In the random, statewide poll of 586 voters, University of Iowa political scientists found that 28 percent of Iowans support same-sex marriage. Another 30 percent support civil unions, not gay marriage. About one in three oppose both. | 25-Nov-2008
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| LIF | Gay Marriage Controversies: Professors Comment
Indiana University professors of law and sociology discuss issues involved with the same-sex marriage debate in the United States.
Expert available | 20-Nov-2008
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| LIF | Political Scientist Explores Uneven Success on Gay Rights Issues
Groundbreaking new book, Same Sex, Different Politics (University of Chicago Press, October 2008), compares results, and sheds light on the conditions that lead to contradictory policies, across six key LGBT rights issues: legalization of homosexual conduct, military service, adoption, marriage and partner recognition, hate crimes, and civil rights. | 10-Nov-2008
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