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Recognizing ourselves : ceremonies of lesbian and gay commitment
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Recognizing ourselves : ceremonies of lesbian and gay commitment

Author: Ellen Lewin
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998.
Series: Between men--between women.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
The author offers a comprehensive account of lesbian and gay weddings in modern America through interviews resulting in a series of detailed profiles which show how new traditions, and ultimately new families, are emerging within contemporary America.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ellen Lewin
ISBN: 0231103921 9780231103923
OCLC Number: 37862761
Description: xx, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Equal rites --
Heroes in our own dramas --
Old symbols, new traditions --
This circle of family --
Communities interwoven --
The real thing --
Making a statement --
Mixed messages
Series Title: Between men--between women.
Responsibility: Ellen Lewin.

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Lewin explores the intersections of kinship, community, morality, and love bound up in same-sex marriage through the experiences of lesbian and gay couples who have sanctified their relationships in  Read more...

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An important look at the meaning of the ceremonies for those involved. Library Journal Not a how-to guide, but rather profiles and portraits of same-sex marriages intertwined with the surrounding Read more...

 
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