Gay Marriage and the constitution
Description
This ABC News program looks at the constitutional controversy over gay marriage as it exploded in both Massachusetts and California in February 2004. Is it a matter of civil rights or human rights? Should it be addressed at a state level or a federal level? Ted Koppel moderates a debate about gay marriage and its legal ramifications with Representative Barney Frank, conservative political activist Gary Bauer, and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who arranged for the issuance of marriage licenses to eligible same-sex couples because the California Family Code is allegedly in violation of the state's constitution in the matter of gay marriage.
Runtime
22 min
Subjects
- Civil rights (308)
- Political planning (192)
- Equality (339)
- Ethics (196)
- Liberty (131)
- Sexism (149)
- Social policy (88)
- Sex discrimination (91)
- Philosophy (274)
- Public policy (Law) (168)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2004
Database
Films on Demand
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