Odd Couples: A History of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia - Softcover

Rydström, Jens

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9052603812 ISBN 13: 9789052603810

Publisher: Aksant, 2014

Synopsis

The concept of marriage as a union of a man and a woman was fundamentally challenged by the introduction of registered partnership in Denmark in 1989. Odd Couples is the first comprehensive history of registered partnership and gay marriage in Scandinavia. It presents an outstanding study of the interaction between gay activism and traditional party politics. The author traces the origins of laws which initially were extremely controversial - inside and outside the gay community - but have now gained broad popular and political support. The different experiences in all Scandinavian countries are investigated in order to present a nuanced understanding of a fascinating political process from the 1960s to the present day.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Odd Couples: A history of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia is de eerste omvangrijke studie naar het geregistreerd partnerschap en het homohuwelijk in Scandinavië. De invoering van het geregistreerd partnerschap in 1989 in Denemarken zorgde ervoor dat het huwelijk niet langer strikt gezien werd als een verbintenis tussen man en vrouw. Dit boek presentee

About the Author:

Jens Rydström is Associate Professor of Gender Studies at Lund University, Sweden. He is also the author of Sinners and citizens: Bestiality and homosexuality in Sweden 1880-1950. University of Chicago Press (2003).

About this edition

• Publisher: Aksant
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9052603812
• ISBN 13: 9789052603810
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246