On this page are resources available in or through the Ithaca College Library that should help you explore and research the topic of gay marriage, especially as it is related to legal and constitutional issues.
LexisNexis Academic 
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries. Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.
LGBT life with Full Text
World's literature regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender issues. (Was GLBT Life with Full Text)
Alternative Press Index
Index to articles in alternative news sources. Use to research topics that may not be well covered in the mainstream press; 1991 to current.
Contemporary womens issues
Information on women in 150+ countries: sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights. 1995-present. Items include journal articles, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, and fact sheets from governments and international agencies.
GenderWatch
Full-text database containing 140 international publications plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. A repository of materials on gender issues worldwide, the evolution of the women's movement, and the changes in gender roles over the last twenty years.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study: criminology & criminal justice, demography,ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions and violence.
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries. Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.
LGBT life with Full Text
World's literature regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender issues. (Was GLBT Life with Full Text)
Alternative Press Index
Index to articles in alternative news sources. Use to research topics that may not be well covered in the mainstream press; 1991 to current.
Contemporary womens issues
Information on women in 150+ countries: sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights. 1995-present. Items include journal articles, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, and fact sheets from governments and international agencies.
GenderWatch
Full-text database containing 140 international publications plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. A repository of materials on gender issues worldwide, the evolution of the women's movement, and the changes in gender roles over the last twenty years.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study: criminology & criminal justice, demography,ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions and violence.
Mohr, Richard D. Long Arc of Justice : Lesbian and Gay Marriage, Equality, and Rights. Columbia University Press, 2005
Alderson, Kevin & Lahey, Kathleen. Same-Sex Marriage : The Personal and the Political. Insomniac Press, 2004
Sullivan, Andrew. Same-Sex Marriage : Pro and Con. Knopf Publishing Group, 2004
Pierceson, Jason. Courts, Liberalism, and Rights : Gay Law and Politics in the United States and Canada. Temple University Press, 2005
Bernstein, Anita. Marriage Proposals : Questioning a Legal Status. New York University Press, 2006
Koppelman, Andrew. Same Sex, Different States : When Same-Sex Marriages Cross State Lines. Yale University Press, 2006
Alderson, Kevin & Lahey, Kathleen. Same-Sex Marriage : The Personal and the Political. Insomniac Press, 2004
Sullivan, Andrew. Same-Sex Marriage : Pro and Con. Knopf Publishing Group, 2004
Pierceson, Jason. Courts, Liberalism, and Rights : Gay Law and Politics in the United States and Canada. Temple University Press, 2005
Bernstein, Anita. Marriage Proposals : Questioning a Legal Status. New York University Press, 2006
Koppelman, Andrew. Same Sex, Different States : When Same-Sex Marriages Cross State Lines. Yale University Press, 2006
CQ Researcher:
Jost, K. (2008, September 26). Gay marriage showdowns. CQ Researcher, 18, 769-792. Retrieved September 17, 2009, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2008092600.
CQ Weekly
Jost, Kenneth. "Courts & the Law: Liberty, Equality, Matrimony." CQ Weekly Online (June 16, 2008): 1602-1602. http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
Perine, Keith. "Fall Agenda: Gay Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment." CQ Weekly Online (September 4, 2006): 2318-2318. http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
Perine, Keith. "2006 Legislative Summary: Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment." CQ Weekly Online (December 18, 2006): 3363-3363. http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
CQ Press - select articles
CQ Press: Public Affairs Collection: "Gay Marriage, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology"
CQ Press: Public Affairs Collection: "Goodridge v. Department of Public Health: Massachusetts Court Decision on Gay Marriage: A historic document from November 18, 2003"
CQ Press: Public Affairs Collection: "New York Court of Appeals on Gay Marriage: A historic document from July 06, 2006"
Jost, K. (2008, September 26). Gay marriage showdowns. CQ Researcher, 18, 769-792. Retrieved September 17, 2009, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2008092600.
CQ Weekly
Jost, Kenneth. "Courts & the Law: Liberty, Equality, Matrimony." CQ Weekly Online (June 16, 2008): 1602-1602. http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
Perine, Keith. "Fall Agenda: Gay Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment." CQ Weekly Online (September 4, 2006): 2318-2318. http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
Perine, Keith. "2006 Legislative Summary: Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment." CQ Weekly Online (December 18, 2006): 3363-3363. http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
CQ Press - select articles
CQ Press: Public Affairs Collection: "Gay Marriage, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology"
CQ Press: Public Affairs Collection: "Goodridge v. Department of Public Health: Massachusetts Court Decision on Gay Marriage: A historic document from November 18, 2003"
CQ Press: Public Affairs Collection: "New York Court of Appeals on Gay Marriage: A historic document from July 06, 2006"
Tying the knot, directed by Jim De Sève. 2005
DVD 2178
One wedding and a revolution, directed by Debra Chasnoff. 2004
DVD 2497
I can't marry you, directed by Catherine Gray. 2004
DVD 2737
Escape to Canada, directed by Albert Nerenberg. 2007
DVD 6063
DVD 2178
One wedding and a revolution, directed by Debra Chasnoff. 2004
DVD 2497
I can't marry you, directed by Catherine Gray. 2004
DVD 2737
Escape to Canada, directed by Albert Nerenberg. 2007
DVD 6063
