Forcing the Spring Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality
Forcing the Spring Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality by Jo Becker is a reprint edition published by Penguin on May 19, 2015. This 496-page book presents a detailed account of five pivotal years in American civil rights history, focusing on the legal challenges surrounding marriage equality in the United States. Jo Becker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, provides an in-depth narrative that captures the rapid transformation in public opinion and the legal landscape regarding same-sex marriage.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the historic legal battle against California’s ban on same-sex marriage, as Becker takes them through significant events from the Oval Office to the Supreme Court. The book delves into the strategies employed in state campaigns and the broader implications of the movement for LGBTQ+ rights. With its emphasis on political science and civil rights, Forcing the Spring offers insights into the dynamics of social change and the fight for equality, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on LGBTQ+ studies and minority rights.
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year | A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
“[A] riveting legal drama, a snapshot in time, when the gay rights movement altered course and public opinion shifted with the speed of a bullet train… Becker’s most remarkable accomplishment is to weave a spellbinder of a tale that, despite a finale reported around the world, manages to keep readers gripped until the very end.” – The Washington Post
A groundbreaking work of reportage by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jo Becker, Forcing the Spring is the definitive account of five remarkable years in American civil rights history, when the United States experienced a tectonic shift on the issue of marriage equality. Focusing on the historic legal challenge of California’s ban on same-sex marriage, Becker offers a gripping, behind-the scenes narrative told with the lightning pace of a great legal thriller. Taking the reader from the Oval Office to the Supreme Court ruling, from state-by-state campaigns to an astounding shift in national public opinion, Forcing the Spring is political and legal journalism at its finest.
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