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Odd Couples A History of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia 1st Edition by Jens Rydström ISBN 9052603812 978-9052603810

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Author(s): Jens Rydström
ISBN(s): 9789052603810, 9052603812
Edition: Aksant Imprint
File Details: PDF, 1.87 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 9052603812 

ISBN 13: 978-9052603810

Author: Jens Rydström

The concept of marriage as a union of a man and a woman was fundamentally challenged by the introduction of registered partnership in Denmark in 1989. Odd Couples is the first comprehensive history of registered partnership and gay marriage in Scandinavia. It traces the origins of laws which initially were extremely controversial—inside and outside the gay community—but have now gained broad popular and political support, as well as the positive effects and risks involved in state recognition of lesbian and gay couples.  Through a comparison of how these laws have been received and practiced in all of the Scandinavian countries, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the author presents a nuanced study of a fascinating political process that began in the 1960s and continues to change the way we understand family, sexuality and nation.

Table of contents: 

  • Chapter One: The road to registered partnership (pp. 39-68)

  • Chapter Two: Is marriage what we want? (pp. 69-90)

  • Chapter Three: Gay marriage in mainstream politics (pp. 91-114)

  • Chapter Four: Implementation (pp. 115-126)

  • Chapter Five: Gender and marriage statistics (pp. 127-144)

  • Chapter Six: The next step (pp. 145-166)

  • Summary and conclusions (pp. 167-178)

  • Notes (pp. 179-212)

  • Appendix: Political parties and gay and lesbian rights groups in Scandinavia (pp. 213-220)

  • References (pp. 221-238)

  • Index (pp. 239-246)

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