Debating Same-Sex Marriage
John Corvino and Maggie Gallagher
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Like many, I'm still digesting the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision'not just its text, but its personal and social significance. When I wrote Debating Same-Sex Marriage with Maggie Gallagher (Oxford University Press, 2012), only a handful of states permitted same-sex couples to marry. In the three years since, that handful grew to dozens; last Friday's decision grows it to all 50. One striking thing about the decision itself is the importance of the definitional question: What is marriage?
Posted on July 4, 2015
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act in their decision on the United States vs. Windsor. The judges also dismissed the Proposition 8 case (Hollingsworth vs. Perry), clearing the way for same-sex couples in California to marry.
Posted on June 27, 2013
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Polls and election results show Americans are sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside, especially with a presidential election almost upon us. As a result, Debating Same-Sex Marriage co-author John Corvino, chose to speak to some of the questions revolving around the same-sex marriage dilemma and why the rights and responsibilities of marriage are still important.
Posted on October 11, 2012
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