Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors, 1. From Civil Partnership to Same-Sex Marriage: A Decade in British Legal History – Nicola Barker and Daniel Monk, Part One: Towards Marriage, 2. Liberalism by Stealth? The Civil Partnership Act and the New Equalities Agenda in Perspective – Jeffrey Weeks, 3. From Civil Partnership to Marriage in Scotland – Kenneth Mck. Norrie, 4. Opposing Same-Sex Marriage, by Supporting Civil Partnerships: Resistances to LGBT Equalities - Kath Browne and Catherine Nash, 5. Consenting to Gender? The New Spousal Consent Requirement in the Gender Recognition Act 2004 – Flora Renz, Part Two: Changing Minds, Changing Practice? After the Wedding, 6. Social Work, Adoption, Civil Partnerships and Same Sex Marriage – Christine Cocker, 7. Civil Partnership and Ordinary Marriages – Brian Heaphy, 8. The Church of England and Gay Marriage – What Went Wrong? - Giles Goddard, 9. Even Sociologists Get Civilly Partnered? Loving Same-Sex Marriage and Other Contradictions - Yvette Taylor, Part Three: The End of (the) Marriage: Dissolutions, Disputes and the Future, 10. ‘Square peg, round hole?’: The legal regulation of Plus Two Parent Families - Chris Dietz and Julie Wallbank, 11. Judging the Act: Civil Partnerships Disputes in the Courtroom and the Media - Daniel Monk, 1 2. Dissolution or Disillusion? The Unravelling of Civil Partnerships - Rosemary Auchmuty, 1 3. After the Wedding, What Next? Conservatism and Conjugality – Nicola Barker, Index

About the Author

Nicola Barker is Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Kent, UK.





Daniel Monk is Reader in Law, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.  

Reviews

"(...) this collection is something of an eye-opener, much to be recommended for reading by decisionmakers in ecclesiastical institutions." - Ann Loades, St Andrews, Scotland