02351cam a2200373 i 4500 159338202 TxAuBib 20140502120000.0 140228s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781594204449 1594204446 (OCoLC)852222055 TxAuBib rda Becker, Jo. Forcing the spring : inside the fight for marriage equality / Jo Becker. New York : The Penguin Press, 2014. 470 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The "pact" -- A conservative icon joins the cause -- "Just wait" -- A mad dash -- Going public -- "Prove it" -- Where's David? -- An unexpected development -- "All rise!" -- "A higher arc" -- History lessons -- A day of surprises -- Stigma -- On parents and families -- Who's a bigot? -- A courtroom journey to the Netherlands, via Massachusetts -- A judge's memories -- God, gays, and political power -- The naughty boy -- The science of sexuality -- The plaintiffs rest -- Cooper's turn -- "A high ol' time of it" -- Victory -- A trump card, reluctantly played -- "Sometimes prayers work" -- when a nightingale sings -- Some "grist for Justice Kennedy" -- 8 -- Obama "comes out" -- Chad and the case enter a new phase -- A star witness's mea culpa -- Chad's big test -- "Don't they have a responsibility to act?" -- Selma to Stonewall -- Framing the arguments -- Kennedy v. Kennedy -- "Skim milk marriages" -- "Dignity" -- June is for weddings. LJ 11/15/2013. PW 03/10/2014. 20140502. Hollingsworth, Dennis 1967- Trials, litigation, etc. Perry, Kristin Trials, litigation, etc. United States. Defense of Marriage Act. California. Proposition 8 (2008.) Locus standi United States Cases. Same-sex marriage Law and legislation United States Cases. Same-sex marriage Law and legislation California Cases. ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9781594204449.jpg Cover image TXDRI