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by Becker, Jo


  Proposition 22 in, 194

  California Assembly, 165

  California Family Council, 187

  California Legislature, 194, 246, 324

  California Supreme Court, 4, 19, 20, 29, 36, 37, 43, 45, 87, 105, 144, 244, 246, 261, 308

  standing-related decision of, 270, 271

  Stewart and, 54, 58, 115, 182, 352

  Cameron, David, 285

  campaign finance, 50, 123, 167–68

  Campaign for California Families, 60

  Campbell, James, 156, 159

  Canada, 254

  Cappuccio, Paul, 344, 345, 386–87

  Carlbom, Richard, 331

  Carney, Jay, 277, 353, 354

  Carpenter, Dale, 316, 317, 318

  Casey v. Planned Parenthood, 343–44

  Catholic Church, 409

  Cordileone, Archbishop Salvatore, 162

  Dolan, Archbishop Timothy, 267, 409

  Pope Benedict, 175

  Pope Francis, 409

  Catholic Reporter, 405

  Catholics, 51, 56, 77, 83, 98, 174, 175, 215, 223, 261, 267, 285, 287, 294, 306, 324, 331, 409

  same-sex marriage supported by, 376

  on Supreme Court, 162, 335, 376

  Cato Institute, 66, 218–19

  Catone, Gabe, (Bruce Cohen’s husband), 85, 226, 260–62

  Catullo, Kim, 261

  CBS, 345–46

  CBS News Web site, 214–15

  Center for American Progress, 66, 218

  Chauncey, George, 115–20, 126, 140, 253

  checks-and-balances system, 98–99

  Cheney, Dick, 14, 49

  Chicago, Ill., 157, 330

  Obama in, 3, 4, 166, 333

  child abuse, 135, 172

  child custody, 28, 31

  child molesters, 116, 117, 118

  children, 37, 74, 132–39, 142, 144–45, 147, 185–88, 272, 285, 286–87, 297

  adoption of, 7, 31, 93, 133, 161, 206–7, 208, 215, 240, 364, 365

  black, 109

  born out of wedlock, 61, 152

  foster, 31, 208, 240

  gays portrayed as enemies of, 115, 162

  procreation and, 51, 61, 68, 87–88, 90–91, 109, 112, 274, 368, 371

  sex with, 69, 121

  well-being and protection of, 35, 54, 93–95, 99, 102–3, 117–18, 122, 133, 150, 185, 204, 209, 215, 216, 218, 240, 243, 246, 249, 318, 328–29, 357, 363, 365, 376

  Child Welfare League of America, 134

  China, 94, 267

  Chou, Danny, 140

  Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, 224–25

  Christians, 99, 113, 215, 224, 291, 296, 364

  born-again, 340

  evangelical, 69, 155, 158, 163, 185, 189, 262, 324, 327, 352–53

  Cillizza, Chris, 380

  Citizens United, 50, 123

  Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 167–68

  City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, 314–15

  civil lawsuits, 67

  civil rights, 15, 21, 36, 66, 84, 86, 108–9, 164, 166, 213, 214, 280, 318, 325, 352

  same-sex marriage and, 10, 45, 51, 139, 186, 220, 250, 288, 327, 338, 357, 358

  tour of landmarks of, 380–82

  civil unions, 9, 13, 90, 144–47, 150, 259, 285, 286, 294, 305

  Clement, Paul, 408

  brief of, 366, 370, 371

  in oral arguments, 400, 402–3, 404

  selection of, in Windsor case, 315–16

  Clementi, Tyler, 238

  Clinton, Bill, 3–4, 7–10, 32, 33, 113, 167–68, 293–94, 297, 300, 303, 304

  Chad’s work for, 4, 5–6, 24, 25, 66

  gay rights and, 9–10

  speeches of, 24–25

  Clinton, Hillary Rodham, 10, 50, 65, 300, 377

  Clooney, George, 278, 279

  CNN, 215, 226, 237, 239, 263, 277, 298, 380, 381

  Coates, Delman, 326–27

  COBRA health care, 325

  Cohen, Bruce, 18–19, 23, 26, 29, 32, 51, 85, 100, 167, 219, 226, 382, 384–85, 426, 433

  at NYC gay pride parade, 260, 261

  on Supreme Court’s granting cert, 345–46

  Cole-Schwartz, Michael, 322, 333

  Colfer, Chris, 282

  Collins, Jason, 409

  Colorado, 15, 54, 56, 67, 158, 243, 316

  Columbia Law School, 325

  Columbia University, 317–18, 335

  Comey, Jim, 350

  Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S., 376

  Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists, 324

  conflict of interest, 47, 48

  Congress, U.S., 30, 50, 166, 194, 195, 237, 302, 315, 347, 350, 355, 370, 376

  DOMA and, 248, 251, 258, 259, 315, 350, 355, 370, 376

  see also Senate, U.S.

  Connecticut, 9, 255

  Conscience of a Conservative, The (Goldwater), 350

  “Conservative Case for Gay Marriage, The” (Olson), 66

  conservatives, 56, 77, 108, 124, 129, 186, 187, 219, 240, 264, 293–94, 328–30, 350, 377

  Burke’s role among, 114

  evangelical, 9

  Federalist Society and, 8, 14, 49–50, 314

  in Ninth Circuit, 227, 235

  Olson and, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 31, 49, 185, 355

  in South, 24

  in Supreme Court, 11, 16, 18, 84, 123, 234, 335, 341, 342, 392, 401, 403, 404

  Constitution, U.S., 8, 13, 14, 55, 81, 82, 88, 104, 233, 273, 307, 316, 336, 342, 345, 352, 354, 364, 365, 376, 380, 382

  Article II of, 258

  Article III of, 232

  due process clause of, 15, 19, 50, 60, 87, 90, 222, 223, 232, 325, 343–44, 367, 413

  equal protection clause of, 15, 19, 50, 87, 90, 222, 223, 232, 274, 314–15, 325, 340, 347, 359, 367, 395, 402, 404, 413

  Fourteenth Amendment of, 395

  interpretation of, 49–50, 108

  political power and, 164

  Tayrani’s view of, 123–24

  conversion therapy, 155–59, 178, 215, 282, 324

  Cooper, Chuck, 55–56, 59–63, 66–69, 71, 72–73, 74, 84, 106–7, 119–23, 129, 131, 162, 173, 176, 184, 188, 189, 249, 299, 306, 313, 316–20, 345, 353, 355, 400, 411

  amicus curiae and, 349

  appellate court case and, 232–33, 235–36, 239–40, 243–46, 270–75, 278–79, 307, 308

  Badgett cross-examined by, 149, 151–53

  Blankenhorn’s switching sides and, 313

  case management hearing and, 60–63

  cert petition of, 313, 340–41

  closing arguments of, 198, 216–18

  cross-examination by, 75, 97–98, 101, 106

  and daughter’s lesbianism, 429–32

  Eastman and, 365, 374

  8 and, 279

  en banc review and, 278–79, 307, 313–14

  expert witnesses and, 108–10, 112, 114, 119, 126, 142, 163–64, 191–92, 197, 198, 202–4, 206–9, 223

  on first day of trial, 85–86, 89–95, 99, 101–2, 106, 133

  Hollingsworth decision and, 414–15, 419, 420–21

  Hollingsworth oral arguments and, 365, 366, 374, 376, 386, 389, 390, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396–97, 417

  Kendall’s testimony and, 155–56, 431

  motion to disqualify Walker by, 271–72, 308, 319

  overarching legal argument of, 191

  Perry trial dilemma of, 101–2

  and plaintiff weddings, 429

  political power and, 144, 160

  Sanders and, 144, 147

  strategic thinking of, 149, 349

  Walker’s decision and, 221, 223–24
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br />   Cooper, Debbie, 146, 177, 397, 430–31

  Corallo, Mark, 400

  Cordileone, Salvatore, 162–63

  Coronet, 116–17

  Cott, Nancy, 109–14, 217

  Courage Campaign, 73

  Court of Appeals, U.S., 314, 337

  First Circuit, 314, 337

  Second Circuit, 255–56, 337, 357

  see also Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

  coverture, doctrine of, 111–12

  Cox, Doug, 49

  Crawford v. Los Angeles Board of Education, 340

  Creative Artists Agency, 23

  Crumley, Amanda, 65, 66, 148, 167, 227, 237

  Cunningham, Jennifer, 266

  Cuomo, Andrew, 265–67

  Curtis, Jamie Lee, 279

  Davidson, Jon, 29, 30–31

  Davis, Kingsley, 391

  Davis, Miles, 192

  Dean, Howard, 300

  Declaration of Independence, 380, 382

  Defense Department, U.S., 192, 283, 417

  Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 10, 19, 198, 268, 280, 314–16, 349–51, 363, 377

  as “collective moral judgment,” 402–3

  economic effects of, 19, 48, 293

  Justice Department and, 19, 248–52, 255–56, 257–59, 355–57

  Obama and, 90, 248–51, 258–59, 284, 286

  Supreme Court and, 272, 335, 337–44, 347, 356, 400; see also Windsor case

  as unconstitutional, 413

  DeGeneres, Ellen, 148, 300, 322

  Delaware, 107, 359

  same-sex marriage in, 409

  democracy, 192, 198, 214, 256, 317, 342, 356, 366

  Democracy in America (de Tocqueville), 350

  Democrats, Democratic Party, 3–4, 120, 129, 194, 219, 238, 288, 331

  DOMA opposed by, 377

  fund-raising for, 18, 32, 284, 300

  in New York State, 261, 265–67

  Olson’s appointment held up by, 42

  Olson’s search for co-counsel and, 22, 39–42

  same-sex marriage and, 9–10, 186, 293, 380

  Department of Agriculture v. Moreno, 314

  deputy clerks, 244, 245

  Dettmer, Ethan, 180–81

  Diamond v. Charles, 232–33

  Diller, Barry, 283

  Dinkins, David, 267

  discrimination, 16, 46, 74–75, 87, 89, 98–99, 105–6, 156, 173, 187, 188, 214, 220, 222, 224–25, 256, 258, 305, 316, 344

  appeals case and, 239, 240, 242

  Chauncey’s views on, 115, 117, 119–21, 126

  in Colorado, 15, 54, 56

  DOMA and, 250

  employment, 13, 166, 194, 196, 254, 285, 302

  housing, 160, 352

  intermediate scrutiny and, 17

  Meyer’s views on, 126–28

  Miller’s views on, 193, 194, 196, 198

  Ninth Circuit and, 232, 239

  racial, 13, 16–17, 33, 49, 160, 198

  religion and, 162

  Sanders’s views on, 146

  Segura’s views on, 160–61, 194

  state-sponsored, 12, 14, 198–99

  strict scrutiny test and, 17

  see also segregation

  dismiss as improvidently granted (DIG), 391–93

  disorderly conduct statutes, 116

  divorce, 20, 28, 91, 105, 134, 138, 236, 246, 301, 306

  in Massachusetts, 153–54, 234–35

  Doe v. Reed, 213–14

  Dolan, Timothy, 267, 409

  Dole, Bob, 326

  doll test, 109, 126

  domestic partnerships, 13, 75, 89, 97, 105, 139, 150, 151, 164, 165, 173–74, 208, 216, 240, 308, 340

  in Washington State, 213–14

  donors, gay, 27–29, 294

  “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, 10, 40, 128, 166, 237, 265, 284, 289, 296

  Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 341

  Dowd, Maureen, 148

  Dred Scott, 76–77

  Drudge Report, 329

  drugs, 27, 45

  Duberstein, Ken, 350

  due process clause, 15, 19, 50, 60, 87, 90, 222, 223, 232, 325, 343–44, 367, 413

  Duff, Hilary, 302

  Duke University, 59

  Duncan, Arne, 295

  Dunn, Anita, 372, 374–75

  Dusseault, Chris, 58, 71, 73, 111, 122, 169, 273, 423–24

  video compilation and, 184–90

  Dwyer, Molly, 423–24

  Eastman, John, 364–65, 374

  Edison Research, 331

  Edmonson, Thaddeus Donald, 342

  Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company, 342–43

  education, 59, 187, 188, 216, 224, 244, 350

  public, 35, 36, 144, 194, 362

  segregation of, 50, 107, 109, 258, 279, 336, 352

  Egan, Edmund, 150

  8 (play), 261–62, 278–84, 301, 302, 305, 329, 378

  “eight-state solution,” 359

  Eisenhower, Dwight D., 117, 254, 358

  elections, U.S.:

  of 1964, 12

  of 2000, 7–8, 13, 39, 42, 70, 231–32

  of 2004, 9, 262, 264, 289

  of 2008, 3–5, 18, 58, 65, 289, 293, 332

  of 2010, 219–20, 227, 238

  of 2012, 18, 31, 257, 272, 277, 279, 284, 288–90, 294, 296–98, 302, 321–23, 325–27, 329–34, 336, 354, 377

  of 2016, 295, 377

  Elisa (Enrique Monagas’s daughter), 44, 276–77, 386

  Emancipation Proclamation, 380

  Emanuel, Rahm, 250

  Emily (Piepmeier’s wife), 181, 183

  employment discrimination, 13, 166, 194, 196, 254, 285, 302

  en banc review, 278–79, 300, 304, 306–9, 313–14

  Episcopal Church, 324

  equality, equal rights, 21, 24, 26, 28, 34, 36, 81, 86, 87, 89–90, 117, 291, 296, 298, 344, 345, 350, 368

  Obama’s inaugural address and, 352–53

  equal protection clause, 14, 15, 19, 50, 87, 90, 109, 222, 223, 232, 274, 325, 340, 347, 359, 367, 395, 402, 404, 413

  Stevens’s views on, 314–15

  Eskridge, William, 322

  Esseks, James, 255

  estate planning, 48, 252, 370

  Evangelis, Theane, 234, 273

  Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (but Were Afraid to Ask) (Reuben), 128

  executions, lethal injection, 45

  executive orders, 166, 214, 285

  extra judicial protection, 156, 160

  Facebook, 302, 304, 333, 378, 380, 383

  Faith and Freedom Coalition, 332

  Fallon, Jerome, 269, 277, 304, 322, 330, 331, 372, 385

  Falwell, Jerry, 167

  Family Research Council, 171–72, 186, 215

  Faust, Hannah, 378

  FBI, 48, 161

  federal benefits, 10, 19, 166, 248, 314, 345, 350, 351, 356, 370–71

  federalism, 315, 344, 345, 359

  Federalist Society, 8, 13, 14, 49–50, 314, 376

  feeling thermometer, 161

  Feinstein, Dianne, 9

  Ferguson, Jesse Tyler, 279, 378

  Field, Sally, 260

  finances, 50, 122, 134

  campaign, 50, 123, 167–68

  of same-sex couples, 10, 19, 48, 150, 208

  First Amendment, 68, 224

  First Circuit Court of Appeals, 314, 337

  Fleischer, Ari, 377

  Florida, 5, 8, 70, 117, 231, 304, 332, 346, 379

  Florida Legislature, 231

  Florida Supreme Court, 70

  Focus on the Family, 158, 163

  Fonda, Henry, 17
/>   Ford, 327, 330

  foster parents, 31, 208

  Fourteenth Amendment, 50, 109, 367, 395

  Fox News, 329–30

  France, 409

  Francis, Pope, 409

  Frankfurter, Felix, 336

  Franklin, Benjamin, 406

  Freedom to Marry, 27, 226, 280, 326, 362

  Freud, Sigmund, 178

  Frontline (TV show), 342

  Frum, David, 14

  fund-raising, 21, 165, 261, 268, 321

  for AFER, 31–33, 219, 263–66

  for Democrats, 18, 32, 284, 300

  Gallagher, Maggie, 162–63, 204, 226, 279, 328–29

  Gallup polling, 62

  Garlow, Jim, 189

  Garrett, Eric, 237

  Gates, Bill, 70

  gay bashing, 196

  gay lawyers, 75–76, 127, 181, 182, 187–88

  Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America (Rauch), 317

  Gay Olympic Games, 44–45, 48

  gay rights, gay rights movement, 6, 7, 9–10, 23, 34, 45, 362

  activists in, 21–22, 27–29, 51, 56, 65, 73, 82, 117, 140–41, 151, 212, 220, 222, 248, 251, 268, 285

  assertiveness of, 353–54

  donors and, 27–29

  invisibility of, 281

  legal community of, 57

  Stewart and, 57, 58

  see also same-sex marriage

  gays and lesbians, 9, 13, 23–26, 34, 49, 57, 75–76, 145, 148, 178, 181–82, 183, 187, 215, 252–55

  ballot initiatives and, 160–61, 194, 195, 213–14

  in Colorado, 15

  federal benefits denied to, 10, 19, 248

  marriage of, see same-sex marriage

  in military, 6, 10, 31, 40, 120, 128, 166, 194, 237, 265, 283, 296, 363

  political power and, 165

  stereotyped as criminals and perverts, 74, 115, 116, 124, 132, 135

  stereotypes of, 116–18, 128, 198, 258

  subcultures of, 115–16

  as suspect or quasi-suspect class, 16–17, 40, 92, 178, 243

  Geffen, David, 32–33

  gender, 224, 225, 352

  General Mills, 323

  General Motors, 327

  George Mason University School of Law, 349

  Gibbs, Melissa, 378

  Gibson Dunn, 11, 20, 45, 46, 49, 56, 58, 59, 69, 71, 232, 239, 240, 345, 347, 360, 361, 373, 374–75

  Los Angeles office of, 270, 345

  San Francisco office of, 64, 66, 67, 73, 106, 132, 141, 223–25, 234, 424

  Gill, Tim, 29

  Gill Action Fund, 266

  Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 21, 216, 224, 272, 325, 335, 341, 366, 420

  Arizona case and, 233, 244, 246

  Hollingsworth case and, 395, 402, 421

  Windsor case and, 401–2

  Glee (TV musical comedy), 279, 282, 283

 

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