Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Tables xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2. The Changing Institution of Marriage and the Exclusion of Same-Sex Couples 6
7. Chapter 3. Registered Partnerships in the Nordic Countries 61
8. Chapter 4. Same-Sex Partnerships in the Netherlands 111
9. Chapter 5. Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships in Other European Countries 130
10. Chapter 6. The Cohabitation Model 160
11. Chapter 7. Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States 177
12. Chapter 8. Contrasts between the Models of Recognition and the Status of Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States and Northern Europe 237
13. Chapter 9. Domestic Partnership, Registered Partnership, and Marriage 263
14. Chapter 10. Alternatives to Marriage and the Doctrine of “Separate but Equal” 278
15. Chapter 11. The Feasibility of Opening Up Marriage to Same-Sex Couples 308
16. Chapter 12. Conclusion 338
17. Appendix A. European Same-Sex Legislation in Translation 343
18. Appendix B. Developments in the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, and Brazil 355
19. Bibliography 359
20. Index 385