Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-103) and index.

A legal history of same-sex marriage battles in the United States / NOLO Law for All -- Gay marriage should be legal / John Kusch -- Gay marriage should not be legal / Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- Gay marriage would promote social stability / Samuel G. Freedman -- Gay marriage would harm society / Sam Schulman -- Same-sex marriage would benefit children / Anne Pollock -- Same-sex marriage would harm children / Maggie Gallagher -- A constitutional amendment against gay marriage is wrong / Dale Carpenter -- A constitutional amendment against gay marriage is necessary / First Things -- Canada's same-sex marriage law should not be opposed in the name of religion / Tarek Fatah and Nargis Tapal -- Religion will be undermined by the Massachusetts same-sex marriage law / David Limbaugh -- Why gays should oppose same-sex marriage / Judith Levine -- Why gays should support same-sex marriage / Richard Goldstein -- The gay marriage debate exposes heterosexual hypocrisy / Froma Harrop.