Synopses & Reviews
The inspiring story of America's first successful battle for gay marriage-the court cases, the protests, and, finally, the weddings! Through engaging storytelling and powerful photographs,
Courting Equality takes readers through the volatile public debate following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
Synopsis
Through engaging storytelling and powerful photographs, Courting Equality takes readers through the volatile public debate following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts-from the court cases to the protests and, finally, the weddings!
About the Author
A former professor of English and womens studies, Patricia A. Gozemba is the coauthor of Pockets of
Hope: How Students and Teachers Change the World. She is also a founding member of The History Project, which has been documenting LGBT Boston since 1980. The former editor of
Sojourner: The Womens Forum, Karen Kahn also edited Frontline Feminism: Essays from Sojourners” First Twenty Years. Gozemba and Kahn married in September 2005; they live in Salem, Massachusetts. Marilyn Humphries is an independent photojournalist whose work over the past twenty-five years has appeared in numerous publications, ranging from the
New York Times and the
Progressive to
Bay Windows,
Gay Community News, and the
Boston Phoenix. She lives in Beverly, Massachusetts.