Accidental Activists - Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and Their Fight for Marriage Equality in Texas

"Book is a profile of a gay couple who challenged Texas laws against gay marriage. Their case went to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before being superseded by the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes live in Plano, Texas. Book contains details on civil rights cases relating to gay rights"--

About the author

DAVID COLLINS taught English for forty years at Westminster College in Missouri. He has had unrestricted access to all materials related to the story of Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, including legal communications and documents, and conducted extensive interviews with Mark and Vic and others involved in the case. He lives in Pineville, North Carolina.

Summary

In Texas, Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, together for sixteen years, wondered why no one had stepped across the threshold to challenge their state's 2005 constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. Accidental Activists is their moving story to do just that.

Product details

• Authors: David Collins
• Publisher: University Of North Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781574416923
• ISBN: 978-1-57441-692-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 771 g
• Series: Mayborn Literary Nonfiction; Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series; Mayborn Literary Nonfiction; Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories