Legal struggles and political resistance: Same-sex marriage in Canada and the USA

Sexualities

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 667-687

  Nicol, Nancy ^a   Smith, Miriam ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Lesbian and gay politics; Same sex marriage; Social movements and law; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349161727     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460708096912     Document Type: Article

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