{"product_id":"gay-marriage-jonathan-rauch-9780805078152","title":"Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Thoughtful and convincingly argued . . . Rauch's impressive book is as enthusiastic an encomium to marriage as anyone, gay or straight, could write.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eDavid J. Garrow, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In May 2004, gay marriage became legal in Massachusetts, but it remains a divisive and contentious issue across America. As liberals and conservatives mobilize around this issue, no one has come forward with a more compelling, comprehensive, and readable case for gay marriage than Jonathan Rauch. In this book, he puts forward a clear and honest manifesto explaining why gay marriage is important--even crucial--to the health of marriage in America today, grounding his argument in commonsense, mainstream values and confronting social conservatives on their own turf. Marriage, he observes, is more than a bond between individuals; it also links them to the community at large. Excluding some people from the prospect of marriage not only is harmful to them but also is corrosive of the institution itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGay marriage, he shows, is a win-win-win for strengthening the bonds that tie us together and for remaining true to our national heritage of fairness and humaneness toward all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Rauch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805078150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805078152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/2005 pg. 28","brand":"Jonathan Rauch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059772125439,"sku":"9780805078152","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f48109b-b307-451b-9dd1-139e89b07ab7.jpg?v=1685060242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gay-marriage-jonathan-rauch-9780805078152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}