“It's not just about marriage; it's about antidiscrimination”: The California Supreme Court Decision and the Future of Same-Sex Marriage in the United States

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The equal right to marry for same-sex couples in the United States has garnered increasing public support over time, with a number of state-level laws passed and others currently in contention. Beyond being a couples’ issue, arguments in support of legally recognizing same-sex marriage strike at the heart of LGBT civil rights and antidiscrimination efforts. This interview with Matt Coles, a leading American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney who has spearheaded a variety of LGBT rights challenges for more than two decades, reveals the past trajectory of legal battles to recognize same-sex marriage as well as strategies for moving forward. As Mr. Coles says of the fight for legal recognition of same-sex marriage, “We can make this into the engine that destroys most of the discrimination.”View full textDownload full textKEYWORDSsame-sex marriage, California, LGBT, discriminationRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538720903332602