TY - BOOK AU - Polikoff,Nancy D. TI - Beyond (straight and gay) marriage: valuing all families under the law SN - 9780807044322 AV - KF538 .P65 2008 U1 - 346.7301/6 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - Beacon Press KW - Unmarried couples KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - United States KW - Domestic partner benefits KW - Law and legislation KW - Same-sex marriage KW - Civil unions KW - Gay couples KW - Lesbian couples N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The changing meaning of marriage -- Gay rights and the conservative backlash -- Redefining family -- The right and the marriage movement -- LGBT families and the marriage equality movement -- Countries where marriage matters less -- Valuing all families -- Domestic partner benefits for all families -- Coping with illness : medical care and family and medical leave -- When a relationship ends through dissolution or death : distributing assets and providing for children -- Losing an economic provider : wrongful death, workers compensation, and social security ER -