Speak Now

Name: Speak Now
Brand: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
SKU: 9780385348829-G
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By Kenji Yoshino

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A renowned legal scholar tells the definitive story of Hollingsworth v. Perry, the trial that stands as the most potent argument for marriage equality Speak Now tells the story of a watershed trial that unfolded over twelve tense days in California in 2010. A trial that legalized same-sex marriage in our most populous state. A trial that interrogated the nature of marriage, the political status of gays and lesbians, the ideal circumstances for raising children, and the ability of direct democracy to protect fundamental rights. A trial that stands as the most potent argument for marriage equality this nation has ever seen. In telling the story of Hollingsworth v. Perry, the groundbreaking federal lawsuit against Proposition 8, Kenji Yoshino has also written a paean to the vanishing civil trial--an oasis of rationality in what is often a decidedly uncivil debate. Above all, this book is a work of deep humanity, in which Yoshino brings abstract legal arguments to life by sharing his own story of finding love, marrying, and having children as a gay man. Intellectually rigorous and profoundly compassionate, Speak Now is the definitive account of a landmark civil-rights trial. - Winner, Stonewall Book Award

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 400
Publisher:: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Publication Date:: 2016-02-16
ISBN / EAN:: 9780385348829
Weight:: 299 g
Dimensions:: 13/20/3 cm

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