Equality for Same-Sex Couples

The Legal Recognition of Gay Partnerships in Europe and the United States

By: Yuval Merin

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Hardcover | 15 July 2002 | Edition Number 1

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During the past three decades, nations all over the world have been debating whether to allow same-sex couples to marry, or at least grant these couples various rights associated with marriage. In "Equality for Same-Sex Couples," Yuval Merin presents the first comparative study of the legal regulation of same-sex partnerships worldwide, as well as a unique survey of the status of same-sex couples in Europe.
Merin begins by providing a historical overview of the transformation of marriage from antiquity to the present. He then identifies and critically compares four principal models for the legal regulation and recognition of same-sex partnerships: civil marriage, registered partnership, domestic partnership, and cohabitation. Merin concludes that all of the models except civil marriage discriminate against gays and lesbians just as the "separate but equal" doctrine discriminated against African Americans; thus, so-called alternatives to marriage, even if they provide the same rights and benefits as marriage, are inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional.

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"Equality for Same-Sex Couples is well researched and argued. Merin grapples with a legal issue that is being raised more and more frequently in jurisdictions around the world. This book will meet a growing demand among lawyers and policy makers for more information and analysis relating to same-sex partnerships." - Robert Wintemute, editor of Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships

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