Then Comes Marriage (43 page)

Baer, Michael, 206

Baker v. Nelson
, 196–97, 310, 316–17

Baker v. Vermont
, 50

Banta, John, 65–66

Barnett, Randy, 244

Barr, Bob, 40

Beach-Ferrara, Jasmine, 301–2

Beaux-Arts City Hall building, San Francisco, California, 55

Belkin, Aaron, 24, 151

Beller, Daniel, 210

Benson, Craig, 169

Bickett, Rebecca (Becky), 302, 305–6, 321–22

Biden, Joe, 176–77

bigotry.
See
discrimination

Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG)

Edith Schlain Windsor v. the United States of America
and, 148–52, 155–61, 165–70, 172–73, 181–82, 192–93, 196, 200, 206, 212, 218–19, 221, 223–24, 233, 241

United States v. Windsor
and, 264, 270–71, 279–80

Bishops of the Episcopal Church, 209

Blackmun, Harry, 185

Blatt, Lisa, 237–38

Boies, David, 117–18, 132, 200

Bonauto, Mary, 47, 129–30, 208, 252, 318, 322

amicus briefs, on behalf of
Perry
, and, 234, 235

amicus briefs, on behalf of
Windsor
and, 201, 206

as architect of marriage equality movement, 179

Gill v. Office of Personnel Management
and, 132, 143, 189

GLAD and, 48–50, 76, 113, 129, 144

Goodridge v. Department of Public Health
and, 51, 53–55, 76

Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management
and, 178

Boston Marathon bombing, 207

Bowers v. Hardwick
, 51, 185, 246, 282, 284, 317

Braschi v. Stahl Associates
, 49

Breyer, Stephen, 119, 187, 279–81

Brownstone, Harvey, 103, 104–5

Brown v. Board of Education
, 234–35, 303–4, 309

Bryant, Phil, 321

Burke, Meghann, 301–2

Bursch, John, 318–20

Buseck, Gary, 144

Bush, George W., 54–55, 117–18, 144, 148, 236–37

BuzzFeed, 93, 298

California, 55

marriage equality in, 117–18, 132, 178, 200, 234, 236, 253–55, 292–93 (
see also
Hollingsworth v. Perry
)

Proposition 8 in, 117–18, 132, 178, 200, 234, 236, 253–55, 292–93 (
see also
Hollingsworth v. Perry
)

Campaign for Southern Equality, 301–2

Canada, 51

marriage equality in, 51, 57, 63, 103–4

Canales, Viola, 205–6, 252, 263, 287

Carpenter, Dale, 316

certiorari
, definition of, 183

Chagall, Marc, 322

Chauncey, George, 157

Chicago, Judy, 22–23

children, marriage and, 71–72, 74–75, 79–80 (
see also
adoption)

Christian Coalition, 40

Christian Right, 40

Christie, Chris, 178

Ciprack, Carmen, 68, 69

Citigroup, 212

City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center
, 228–29

Civil Marriage Trail Project, 103

civil rights, 30.
See also
African American civil rights movement; LGBT rights movement

civil rights cases, generation of, 120–21

civil unions, 50

Cleburne, Texas, 228–29

Cleburne Living Center (CLC), 228–29

Clement, Paul, 148–51, 155, 158, 192–93, 241, 264–71, 274, 278–80, 287

Cleveland, Ohio, 22

Clinton, Bill, 30, 40, 144, 215, 285

Defense of Marriage Act and, 39, 40, 231–33, 246, 269

Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, 39

“It's Time to Overturn DOMA,” 232–33

closetedness, 24–31, 34, 36–37, 43, 93–96, 119–20

Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, 208

Coles, Matt, 56, 64, 66–67

Columbia University, 28, 29

coming out, 19–20, 25, 28–30, 43, 45, 119–20

Commentary
magazine, 245–46

community, marriage and, 46–47

Concerned Women for America, 208

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, 41–42, 191–92, 299–300

Connecticut, 190

challenges to DOMA in, 129–30, 178

marriage equality in, 129–30

Conservative Judaism, 209–11

“A Conservative Rabbi's Case for Marriage Equality” (Uhrbach), 210–11

conservatives, 39–40, 54–55, 245–46

Cooper, Charles, 253–55

Cooper & Kirk, 254

Coplan, Jill Hamburg, 160–61

Cott, Nancy, 157–58

culture wars, 40

Cuomo, Andrew, 165

cynicism, 145–46

Dancel, Genora, 30

“Dayenu,” 252

death penalty, 68–69

DeBonis, Eddie, 114, 202

Defense of Marriage Act, 30, 39, 40, 57, 111–12, 114, 120, 132, 162

1996 debate over, 217–18

amicus briefs filed in defense of, 206–7, 218–19

breadth of, 265–66, 292–93

challenges to, 113, 123–28, 131–52, 155–61, 164–68, 178–79, 181–83, 189–90, 192–201, 203–41, 291 (
see also
specific cases
)

Clinton and, 39, 40, 231–33, 246, 269

Dictionary Act and, 219–20

as discriminatory, 216–17, 269, 278–82, 285, 292–93

ethics law and, 189–90, 212

federal employees and, 189–90

impact of, 213–14, 219–20

Obama administration's decision not to defend, 144–47, 148, 160, 205, 224

Obama's calls to repeal, 144

passage of, 212, 246–47, 267–69, 279–80

repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and, 212–14

Section 3, 111, 181, 193, 224, 272, 281, 291, 292

states' rights and, 220, 244–46, 292

striking down of, 292

unconstitutionality of, 220–21, 241, 244–47, 257, 271, 275, 291, 292–93

De Leon v. Perry
, 308

Delery, Stuart, 192–94

Diamond, Lisa, 207–8

Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire
, 168–70

dignity, 292–93, 319–20, 322

discrimination, 30, 49–50, 170–73, 195–96, 216–17, 269, 278–82, 285, 292–93, 307

dishonorable discharges, from U.S. military, 30

“DOMA Infringes on States' Rights” (Will), 244–45

domestic partnership, 46–47, 56–57, 101

Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, 24, 151–52

Clinton, Bill, 39

repeal of, 212–14

Dooley, Elizabeth, 206

Droney, Christopher, 194

Duane, Tom, 43

due process, 12, 66–67, 73, 246–47

Edie & Thea
, 122, 126, 130

debut of, 110–11

as evidence, 112–13

shooting of, 106–7

Edith Schlain Windsor v. the United States of America
, 11, 131–47, 148–49, 152–61, 165, 170–74, 179–88, 192–94, 196–99, 284–85.
See also
United States v. Windsor

amicus briefs filed in, 189–90, 201, 206–14, 218–19, 234

business brief for, 212

Circuit Court decision in, 195–98

considered for
certiorari
before the Supreme Court, 203–22, 223–41, 250

jurisdictional issue, 205–6, 223, 224

merits arguments for, 223

merits brief, 206, 214–22

oral argument for, 192–94, 223, 240

Ehrlich, Andrew, 67, 119, 144, 165, 201–2, 242, 252

elections, 1994 midterm, 39–40

Empire State Pride Agenda, 171, 208

Episcopal Church, 209

equal protection, 12, 245, 271–72, 274, 299

Esseks, James, 66, 80, 123–26, 129–30, 182, 186, 226, 228, 230–31, 235, 252

Edith Schlain Windsor v. the United States of America
and, 132–33, 143–44, 157, 179, 200–202

United States v. Windsor
and, 262–63, 297, 300, 305, 318

estate taxes, 111–12, 117–18, 124–26, 166–68, 193–94

ethics law, 189–90, 212

Evangelical Lutheran Church, 209

Facebook, 212, 245

fact, establishing, 166–68

Family Equality Council, 208

Family Research Council, 208

Fantasy Island
, 239–40

Faulkner, William, 305

Fay, Brendan, 102, 103, 104, 106, 114, 202

FBI, 171, 172–73, 187, 216

federal employees, 189–90

federalism, 246, 265, 270–72, 274, 275–77, 292

Federalist Society, 68–69, 121, 191, 193

Fink, Julie, 119–20, 136, 146–47, 162–63, 186, 201–2, 230, 239, 242, 295

Fisher, Jeffrey, 234

Florida, marriage equality in, 301

Flumenbaum, Marty, 140

Francis, James, 155, 156–57, 166–68

Frank, Barney, 48

Freedom to Marry campaign, 208, 318

Gallup poll on popular support for marriage equality, 301

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), 48, 49–50, 113, 118, 123–24, 129–30, 132, 144, 208

of Massachusetts, 76

Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, 43

Gay Pride Parade, New York, 18

gay sexual relationships, public opinion about, 29

Geidner, Chris, 93, 298

Gibson Dunn, 236

Gill v. Office of Personnel Management
, 123–24, 129–30, 132, 143, 178–80, 183, 187–89, 197, 201

Gingrich, Newt, 39–40

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 187, 199–200, 235, 241, 264–67, 274, 296

Giske, Emily, 164, 201–2, 252, 261, 287–88, 299

Glick, Deborah, 43

Goldberg, Suzanne, 318

Goldman Sachs, 212

Goldstein, Tom, 253

Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management
, 178, 180, 183, 187–90

GO
magazine, 160–61

Goodridge v. Department of Public Health
, 51, 53–55, 76, 318

Graffeo, Victoria, 73

Graves, James, 308, 310

Gregory, David, 176–77

Griffin, Chad, 235, 316, 318

Hallward-Driemeier, Doug, 318

Harris, Rachel, 119

Harvard University, 24, 25, 28

Hawaii, 30, 39

Commission on Sexual Orientation and the Law, 40

Department of Health, 30

marriage equality in, 40, 279–80

Supreme Court of, 39

Hawaii Supreme Court, 30

Hays, Robert Jr., 149

health insurance, 46

Heaps, Bailey, 206

heightened scrutiny, 141–42, 145–46, 194–95, 219, 220, 278, 285

“Here Comes the Groom” (Sullivan), 48–49

Hernandez v. Robles
, 67, 163–65, 196, 263, 305–6, 316

decision in, 77–81, 84, 85

oral argument for, 70–77, 115–16

Rosenblatt's recusal from, 69–70

Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 300, 322

Higginbotham, Patrick, 308, 312

Holder, Eric, 139, 144–45, 146

Hollingsworth v. Perry
, 200–201, 234–36, 238, 250, 252–55, 277–78, 282, 286

decision in, 290, 291, 292

legal team from, 236–38

oral argument for, 253–57, 264

homophobia, 28, 44, 63, 171–73, 283–84.
See also
discrimination

Horwitz, Belle (Grandma Belle), 22–23, 45

Horwitz, Benjamin (Benjie), 22

Howe, Amy, 253, 254

Hoyer, Steny, 148

Hoylman, Brad, 299

Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 114, 118, 150, 235, 245, 316, 318

Huntsville, Texas, 68

Indiana, marriage equality in, 315

“It's Time to Overturn DOMA” (Clinton), 232–33

Jackson, Vicki, 223–24, 250

Jacobs, Dennis, 121, 190–91, 193, 195–97

Janghorbani, Jaren, 119, 149, 161–62, 184, 186, 191, 195, 201–2, 242, 252, 257, 262–63, 295

Jarrett, Valerie, 263

The Jenny Jones Show
, 40

Jewish congregations, 209, 210

Jewish Conservative Movement groups, 209–10

Jewish holidays, 191–92, 250

Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), 60, 209, 210

Johnson, Donna, 213–14

Johnson, Jeh, 151–52

Johnson, Magic, 29

Jones, Barbara, 134, 136, 138, 140, 155, 158, 174, 179, 181–82, 186, 187, 193

Jury Project, 32–33, 194–95

Kagan, Elena, 179–80, 183, 187–88, 197, 201, 203, 255, 267–69, 275, 278

Kaplan, Roberta

childhood of, 22–23

clothing for court, 243–44

competitive spirit of, 181–82

marriage of, 59–61, 63, 68, 209, 285–86

before moot courts, 225–30, 231, 233–34, 236–38, 249

parents of, 22, 29, 34, 45–46, 59, 301

sermon at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, 299–300

speech at Stonewall site, 299

before the Supreme Court, 273–87

Kaplan-Lavine, Jacob, 21–22, 135, 137, 162, 180–81, 221–22, 286, 287, 322

birth of, 61–62, 67

Edith Windsor and, 175–76

Ellie and, 258–60

New York City's Pride Weekend and, 301

Roberta's adoption of, 80–84

Karlan, Pam, 223–25, 230–31, 233, 242, 249, 252–53, 258, 318

Edith Schlain Windsor v. the United States of America
and, 184–88, 198, 201, 203–7, 217

United States v. Windsor
, 261–63, 266, 287

Karp, Brad, 115, 204–5, 297

Kaufman, Elaine, 86

Kaye, Joshua, 186, 201–2, 240, 241, 308

Kaye, Judith, 32–38, 40, 49, 68–69, 76–77, 79–80, 194–95, 242

Kelly, Colin, 119, 242

Kelly, Neil, 149

Kennedy, Anthony, 187–88, 207, 220, 229, 269, 310, 317

Lawrence v. Texas
and, 51–53, 246–48

Obergefell v. Hodges
and, 319–21

opinion in
Windsor
, 292–93, 294

previous decisions written by, 290

United States v. Windsor
and, 265–67, 271–72, 275, 282–83, 291

King, Martin Luther Jr., 300

King & Spalding, 148, 149–50, 152, 155, 212