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Strategic Pragmatism Or Radical Idealism?: The Same-Sex Marriage And Civil Rights Movements Juxtaposed, Kathryn L. Marshall
Strategic Pragmatism Or Radical Idealism?: The Same-Sex Marriage And Civil Rights Movements Juxtaposed, Kathryn L. Marshall
Kathryn L Marshall
Within the debate over the most effective strategy for achieving social change, there remains a significant divide between those who argue in favor of pushing for immediate and full equality and those who favor a more incremental approach. Indeed, this debate is looming large over the current struggle to achieve same-sex marriage rights nationwide. In this Article, I suggest that the unique political and social landscape within which the same-sex marriage movement is unfolding has important implications for the way in which the struggle can most effectively proceed. To illuminate the importance of this individualized approach, I compare the same-sex …