Love Wins The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality

Debbie Cenziper, Jim Obergefell

eBook - 2016

An "effecting, eloquent account" of the historic victory for marriage equality by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the plaintiff who fought the case (Kirkus).In June 2015, the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage the law in all fifty states. Through insider accounts and access to key players, this definitive account reveals the dramatic events behind Obergefell v Hodges—and the fascinating lives at its center.Decades ago, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur fell in love in Cincinnati, Ohio, a place where gay men lived in fear of being arrested. When the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that the federal government had to provide equal benefits to all married couples, Jim and John—who was dying from ALS—flew to Maryland, where same...-sex marriage was legal, to exchange vows on an airport tarmac. But Ohio refused to recognize their union, and they learned that John's death certificate would describe him as single. When John passed away, Jim would not only... more