Accidental activists : Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and their fight for marriage equality in Texas / by David Collins ; foreword by Evan Wolfson and Julian Castro.
Publisher:
University of North Texas PressMayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
xxii, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-367) and index.
Contents:
Growing up absurd -- Should we? or shouldn't we? -- The first blast of the trumpet -- The battle of New Orleans, part I: opening salvos: Louisiana and Mississippi -- The battle of New Orleans, part II: Texas engages -- Crossing the threshold -- Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt -- Backlash in Texas -- Epilogue -- Endnotes.
Summary:
"Book is a profile of a gay couple who challenged Texas laws against gay marriage. Their case went to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before being superseded by the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes live in Plano, Texas. Book contains details on civil rights cases relating to gay rights"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Number 8 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series
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