The Unequal Promise of Marriage Equality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2969583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meg Wesling (0000-0001-8850-6193, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-179 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/aq.2014.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W2061327876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
What kind of right is the right to marry? "The Unequal Promise of Marriage Equality" examines the coincident decisions of Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder , which invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, and United States v. Windsor , which declared unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act and opened the door to federal recognition of same-sex marriage in the United States. In considering these decisions, I argue against popular readings that interpreted the former decision as a regressive turn from racial equality and the latter as a progressive move toward equality for same-sex couples. Instead, I read the power relations legislated in the "right to marry," a right whose racialized history demands a more complex vision of what constitutes a progressive politics
Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Racial equality · Sociology · Voting · Windsor · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |