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Recognizing Ourselves: Ceremonies of Lesbian and Gay Commitment
Ellen Lewin
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Description for Recognizing Ourselves: Ceremonies of Lesbian and Gay Commitment
Hardback. Lewin explores the intersections of kinship, community, morality, and love bound up in same-sex marriage through the experiences of lesbian and gay couples who have sanctified their relationships in commitment ceremonies. Through detailed profiles, Lewin provides the first comprehensive account of lesbian and gay weddings in America. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
In April 1993, as part of the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, hundreds of couples participated in "the Wedding," a symbolic commitment ceremony held in front of the Internal Revenue Service building. Part protest and part affirmation of devotion, the event was a reminder that marriage rights have become a major issue among lesbians and gay men, who cannot marry legally and can only claim domestic partner rights in a few locations in the United States. Yet despite official lack of recognition, same-sex wedding ceremonies have been increasing in frequency over the past ... Read more
In April 1993, as part of the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, hundreds of couples participated in "the Wedding," a symbolic commitment ceremony held in front of the Internal Revenue Service building. Part protest and part affirmation of devotion, the event was a reminder that marriage rights have become a major issue among lesbians and gay men, who cannot marry legally and can only claim domestic partner rights in a few locations in the United States. Yet despite official lack of recognition, same-sex wedding ceremonies have been increasing in frequency over the past ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231103923
SKU
V9780231103923
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About Ellen Lewin
Ellen Lewin is professor of anthropology and women's studies at the University of Iowa. She is the author of Lesbian Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture, coeditor, with William Leap, of Out in the Field: Reflections of Gay and Lesbian Anthropologists, and editor of Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America.
Reviews for Recognizing Ourselves: Ceremonies of Lesbian and Gay Commitment
An important look at the meaning of the ceremonies for those involved. Library Journal Not a how-to guide, but rather profiles and portraits of same-sex marriages intertwined with the surrounding politics. San Francisco Bay Times