same-sex marriage

The summer of 2013 in the Bay is a momentous one for eighteen-year-old Aria Tang West, for the working-class queer community she finds herself in, and for her artist grandmother.

Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends--one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West.Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable--for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It's the kind of summer that changes a life forever.

"Outlines the history of same-sex marriage, explaining how politics and religion have intersected to decide and control who can legally marry"--Provided by publisher.

In a galaxy of interplanetary kingdoms and empires, the gay Prince Kiem, the disappointing and least favorite grandchild of the Emperor, is finally called upon to be useful, commanded to fulfill an obligation of marriage to the gay Count Jainan, who happens to be a widower and murder suspect. Jainan rules the newest and most rebellious vassal world of the Empire, and neither he nor Kiem want to wed one another, but as they find themselves in the midst of an interstellar conspiracy, they find themselves falling in love.

"Knights, dragons, and princesses are the things all good fairytales are made of, but what happens when the tale has an LGBTQ ending? Follow Cedric on his journey from his days on a humble pumpkin farm to the adventures that lead him to become a full-fledged knight. Once a knight, discover how he uses his cleverness and courage to vanquish a fire-breathing dragon and rescue a beautiful prince and princess. It is only then does Sir Cedric face his most difficult challenge. Will he follow his heart, and prove that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is choose for yourself how your fairy tale ends?"--.

Two wedding cake toppers tell the love story of the men they represent, Michael McConnell and Jake Baker, and their difficult journey to become the first married gay couple in the United States.

Provides a legal background and analysis of the issues surrounding the same-sex marriage debate.

.A book for high school students about the controversial topic of same-sex marriage.

"Anthology of diverse viewpoints exploring how marriage fits into our changing society, including issues of same-sex marriage, domestic violence, women's equality, children and divorce, the wedding industry, and the Unmarried Equality Movement--the movement for single people to attain equal rights to married people"--.

Takes a frank look at who LGBTQ individuals are and what they typically go through in order to fit in socially and try to be happy, safe, and successful in a largely straight world.