{"product_id":"speak-now-marriage-equality-on-trial-the-story-of-hollingsworth-v-perry-9780385348829","title":"Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial: The Story of Hollingsworth V. Perry","description":"\u003cb\u003eA renowned legal scholar tells the definitive story of \u003ci\u003eHollingsworth v. Perry, \u003c\/i\u003ethe trial that stands as the most potent argument for marriage equality\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeak Now \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a watershed trial that unfolded over twelve tense days in California in 2010. A trial that legalized same-sex marriage in our most populous state. A trial that interrogated the nature of marriage, the political status of gays and lesbians, the ideal circumstances for raising children, and the ability of direct democracy to protect fundamental rights. A trial that stands as the most potent argument for marriage equality this nation has ever seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In telling the story of \u003ci\u003eHollingsworth v. Perry\u003c\/i\u003e, the groundbreaking federal lawsuit against Proposition 8, Kenji Yoshino has also written a paean to the vanishing civil trial--an oasis of rationality in what is often a decidedly uncivil debate. Above all, this book is a work of deep humanity, in which Yoshino brings abstract legal arguments to life by sharing his own story of finding love, marrying, and having children as a gay man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intellectually rigorous and profoundly compassionate, \u003ci\u003eSpeak Now\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of a landmark civil-rights trial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- Winner, Stonewall Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385348829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Kenji Yoshino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52472744280245,"sku":"9780385348829","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5ce397fc-6903-48a0-b80f-1c397fe63186.jpg?v=1777444261","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/speak-now-marriage-equality-on-trial-the-story-of-hollingsworth-v-perry-9780385348829","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}