The book “Battleground: The Family”, which was published in 2008, includes a chapter on “Same- Sex Marriage”. In this chapter of the book the author Jeffery Jones first explains what same sex marriage is and what the definition of marriage is. Then Jones explains that marriage was defined as a union between a male and female in hopes of them starting a family. He gives historic firsts and prominent cases that happened in different states such as Minnesota, Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia and Hawaii. Most of these cases are instances where gay couples file for marriage but are later on denied the right to marry for a numerous reasons. He explains the DOMA which is the Defense of Marriage Act and ends with recent accomplishments of gays and future directions.
I chose this eBook because it gives me a lot of information that I need for my topic. The historic first and prominent cases was what I found to be the most interesting and most helpful for my paper. The book was also interesting to read. The author also gives other references to sources that he used which will be helpful to me when I write my paper.
