Wedlocked : the perils of marriage equality : how African Americans and gays mistakenly thought the right to marry would set them free / Katherine Franke.

Author/creator Franke, Katherine author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]
Copyright Date©2015
Descriptionxi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Marriage--Government policy. --United States.
Marriage law--United States.
African Americans--Marriage. --History. --19th century.
Same-sex marriage--United States.
Equality--United States.

SeriesSexual Cultures
Sexual cultures. ^A414743
Contents Introduction -- Freedom by marriage -- Fluid families : "it is probable that the soldier had two wives" -- Boots next to the bed : getting caught in marriage's web -- Am I my brother's keeper? : policing our own with marriage -- The afterlife of racism and homophobia -- What marriage equality teaches us about gender and sex.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2015018556
ISBN9781479815746 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN1479815748 hardcover alkaline paper
Standard identifier# 40025473537