From: FORMNATL@aol.com Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:14:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RESOURCES (please update on websites) MARRIAGE REBOOKS: The Case for Same-Sex Marriage, by William Eskridge, Free Press, 1996. Legally Wed: Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution, by Mark Strasser, Cornell University, 1997. Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con, edited by Andrew Sullivan, Vintage, 1997. Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe, by John Boswell, Villard Books, 1994. GENERAL DISCUSSION: "Bridal Wave," by Michelangelo Signorile, in Out, December/January 1994, pp. 68-73, 146-162. "The Battle For Marriage: What We Have To Lose," by Gabriel Rotello, in Out, October, 1994, pg. 106. "Equality Through Marriage," by Jeffrey Nickel, in Gay Community News, Winter/Spring 1996, pgs. 25, 35. "Gay and Conservative," by Marvin Liebman, in Bay Windows, January 15, 1995. "Going to the Chapel: Is Lesbian and Gay Marriage the Next Logical Step?," by Jeffrey Nickel, in Gay Community News, February 11-17, 1991, pp. 8-10. "Let Them Wed," (cover editorial), in The Economist, January 6, 1996, pp. 13-14. "On Our Way to 'I Do'," Bay Windows, November 24th, 1995 (Special Marriage Supplement). "Wedded to the Past," by Jeffrey Nickel, in The Boston Phoenix, September 15, 1995, pg. 13. "What's Wrong With the Gay Rights Movement, and How to Fix It," by Jeffrey Nickel, in Christopher Street, August 3, 1992 (Issue 184). LAW JOURNALS: "Aloha, Marriage? Constitutional and Choice of Law Arguments For Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages," by Thomas Keane, in Stanford Law Review, Vol. 47: 499-532 (February, 1995). "Competitive Federalism and the Legislative Incentives to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage," by Jennifer Brown, in Southern California Law Review, Vol. 68: 745-839 (May, 1995). "Configuring the Bo(u)nds of Marriage: The Implications of Hawaiian Culture & Values in the Debate about Homogamy," in Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities, Vol. 8: 105-159 (1996). "A Conflict of Laws and Morals: The Choice of Law Implications of Hawaii's Recognition of Same Sex Marriages," by Joseph Hovermill, in Maryland Law Review, Vol. 53: 450-493 (1994). "Crossing the Threshold: Equal Marriage Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men and the Intra Community Critique," by Evan Wolfson, in New York University Review of Law and Social Change, Vol. 21: 567-615 (1994-95). "Domestic Relations Jurisprudence and the Great, Slumbering Baehr: On Definitional Preclusion, Equal Protection, and Fundamental Interests," by Mark Strasser, in Fordham Law Review, Vol. 64: 921-986 (1995). "Family, Definitions, and The Constitution: On The Antimiscegenation Analogy," by Mark Strasser, in Suffolk University Law Review, Vol. 25: 981-1034 (1991). "A History of Same-Sex Marriage," by William Eskridge, Jr., in Virginia Law Review, Vol. 49: 1419-1513 (1993). "Marriage, Equal Protection, and New Judicial Federalism: A View from the States," by Lisa Farabee, in Yale Law and Policy Review 14: 237-286 (1996). "Marriage, Law, and Gender: A Feminist Inquiry," by Nan Hunter, in Law & Sexuality, Vol. 1: 9-30 (1991). "Reflections on The Lesbian and Gay Marriage Debate," by Harlon Dalton, in Law & Sexuality, Vol. 1: 1-8 (1991). "Same-Sex Marriage," by Otis Damslet, in New York Law School Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 10: 555-593 (1993). "Same-Sex Marriage: A Review," by Adrienne Wilson, in William Mitchell Law Review, Vol. 17: 539-562 (1991). "Same-Sex Marriage and Choice-of-Law: If We Marry In Hawaii, Are We Still Married When We Return Home?," by Barbara Cox, in Wisconsin Law Review, 1994, pp. 1033-1109. "'Til Death Do Us Part: Granting Full Faith and Credit to Marital Status," by Habib Balian, in Southern California Law Review, Vol. 68: 363. "Why Discrimination Against Lesbians and Gay Men Is Sex Discrimination," by Andrew Koppelman, in New York University Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 2: 197-287 (May, 1994). ----------------------------------------------------- The Forum on the Right to Marriage (FORM) Box 8033 JFK Station Boston, MA 02114 (617) 868-FORM FORMNATL@aol.com HTTP://www.calico-company.com/formboston America Online: Keyword: GLCF Library. New Files -or- Legal Issues -or- Organizations Materials available: Arguments/Letters to the Editor Flier (new) * General Quotations Hawaii Primer How You Can Help Ithaca Primer Law Chart Law Review Summary Legal History Legal Summary Marriage Primer Press Kit * Resources Timeline Wedding Announcements *available soon ############################## FORM is a national grassroots organization primarily engaged in education and outreach concerning the issue of same-sex marriage. FORM provides resources and training to similar locally based groups throughout country. 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