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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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The Changing Institution of Marriage and the Exclusion of Same-Sex Couples | |
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A Few Words about the Idiosyncrasies of the Institution of Marriage and Its Ends from Ancient Greece to the Present | |
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Current Concepts and Characteristics of Marriage Law and Cohabitation in Northern Europe and the United States | |
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Equality in Marriage: Race, Sex, and Sexual Orientation | |
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Marriage for Same-Sex Couples and Alternative Models for the Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships | |
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Registered Partnerships in the Nordic Countries | |
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The First Registered Partnership Act--Denmark | |
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Registered Partnership in Norway | |
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Registered Partnership and Cohabitation in Sweden | |
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Iceland's Registered Partnership Act | |
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The Status of Same-Sex Couples in Finland and the Bill on Registered Partnership | |
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Same-Sex Partnerships in the Netherlands | |
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Cohabitation of Same-Sex Couples | |
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The Dutch Registered Partnership Act | |
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Adoption by Same-Sex Couples | |
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The Dutch Act on Same-Sex Marriage | |
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Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships in Other European Countries | |
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Common Law Marriage in Hungary and Portugal | |
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Countries with a "Light" Version of Registered Partnership | |
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Countries Progressing toward the Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships | |
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The Cohabitation Model | |
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Canada | |
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Australia | |
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New Zealand | |
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Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States | |
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Parental Rights of Same-Sex Couples in the United States | |
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Judicial Recognition of Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Cohabitation in the United States | |
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Adult Adoption by Same-Sex Partners | |
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Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions | |
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Opening Up Marriage to Same-Sex Couples | |
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Contrasts between the Models of Recognition and the Status of Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States and Northern Europe | |
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The European Registered Partnership Acts | |
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Domestic Partnerships in the United States | |
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Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States and Northern Europe Contrasted | |
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Domestic Partnership, Registered Partnership, and Marriage | |
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Registered Partnership and Marriage Compared | |
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Domestic Partnership and Marriage Compared | |
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Existing Models of Recognition as "Second-Class Marriage" | |
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Alternatives to Marriage and the Doctrine of "Separate but Equal" | |
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Racial Segregation in the United States | |
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Segregation Based on Gender and Sexual Orientation | |
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The Loving Analogy | |
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The Brown Analogy | |
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Intracommunity Perceptions of a Separate Regime for Same-Sex Couples | |
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The Feasibility of Opening Up Marriage to Same-Sex Couples | |
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The Necessary Process | |
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Repeal of Sodomy Laws and Protection from Discrimination in Europe | |
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Repeal of Sodomy Laws and Protection from Discrimination in the United States | |
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Sodomy Laws, Antidiscrimination, and Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships | |
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Same-Sex Marriage | |
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Conclusion | |
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European Same-Sex Legislation in Translation | |
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Developments in the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, and Brazil | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |