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Synopsis

From the cover of Newsweek to the Rose Garden at the White House, the long simmering issue of gay marriage has erupted into full boil. While countries such as Canada and Belgium have recently legalized gay marriage, the US remains steadfastly locked in the past. Change, Davina Kotulski argues, will come only through organized activism, but the importance of legalized marriage remains unclear to many in the LGBT community. There are over a thousand rigths granted to straight people, and out of reach to LGBT people because they don't have the right to marry.

This easy-to-read guide outlines the rights, benefits and protections that legally recognized marriage guanrantees.