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Accidental activists : Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and their fight for marriage equality in Texas
Title
Accidental activists : Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and their fight for marriage equality in Texas / by David Collins ; foreword by Evan Wolfson and Julian Castro.
ISBN
9781574416923
1574416928
9781574417036
Publication
Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, [2017]
Physical Description
xxii, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.
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 Their case went to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before being superseded by the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.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.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 03, 2017
Series
Number 8 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series.
Bibliography
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.
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