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by Becker, Jo

Goldman Sachs, 267, 293

  Goldwater, Barry, 12, 350

  Good Morning America (TV show), 295, 296

  Google, 194, 280

  Gore, Al, 7, 39, 41, 231, 300

  Goren, Charles, 231

  government, homosexuals barred from, 117, 254

  Gregory, David, 287–88

  Greisman, Alan, 260

  Griffin, Chad, 3–39, 42, 47, 51, 53, 63, 64–66, 67, 70, 104, 106, 209–13, 284–87, 297–304, 307, 323, 328, 346, 351, 381–82, 393, 422

  anger of, 46, 57

  appellate case and, 233–41, 246–47, 270, 272–74, 307

  Black’s first meeting with, 23–26, 27

  career-building tactics of, 33

  civil rights landmarks tour and, 380–82

  coming out of, 5, 25

  double loss of, 236–37

  Holder and, 357

  Hollingsworth oral arguments and, 361–62, 396, 403

  Hollingsworth political groundwork prepared by, 353–55, 357, 358, 359, 378–80, 383–85, 389–90

  Human Rights Campaign and, 280–81, 300–304, 321–22, 325–27, 330–34, 338, 361–62, 364, 372–75, 378–80

  Jerome’s relationship with, 269, 277, 304, 322, 330, 372

  Mehlman and, 263–64, 265

  at New York gay pride parade, 260–62, 268–69

  Olson’s first meeting with, 11–17

  plaintiff selection and, 34, 35–39, 41

  political background of, 3–4, 24, 25

  Prop 8 and, 4–7, 56

  after Supreme Court decisions, 416–18, 419, 427

  Supreme Court decisions and, 406–8, 410, 411, 414, 415–16, 421

  and Supreme Court’s granting cert, 338, 345

  timing of filing and, 43

  trial and, 69, 72–73, 78, 81–86, 108, 126, 129–31, 142, 144, 146, 147–48, 154, 167–68, 170, 174, 197, 200, 217–21, 223–24, 226, 227

  and wedding of Kris and Sandy, 424–29, 432–33

  at White House, 4, 6, 24, 353–55

  Windsor case and, 401, 405

  Griffin, David, 236–37

  Griffin Schake, 4–5, 65

  Grove, Lisa, 290, 293

  Gutierrez, Carlos, 350

  harassment, antigay, 198, 200–201, 238

  Harris, Kamala, 238, 416

  and plaintiff weddings, 428–29, 432, 433

  Harris, Sean, 297

  Harvard Law School, 335

  hate crimes, 127, 147, 161, 194–95, 208

  Hawaii, 20, 28, 56, 308, 354, 359

  Hawkins, Michael, 235, 243, 244, 246, 307

  health benefits, 150

  health care system, 235–36, 256–57

  Herek, Gregory, 177–83

  Herrera, Dennis, 56–58, 143–47, 241, 386

  heterosexuality, heterosexuals, 179, 180, 206, 215, 218, 223, 224, 288, 328

  marriage rate and, 151–54, 205

  High Tech Gays v. Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office, 192

  HIV/AIDS, 26–27, 32, 124, 194, 302

  Holder, Eric, 248–50, 255–59, 356–59, 400, 401

  and implementation of Windsor, 417–18

  Hollingsworth, Dennis, 121, 365–70

  Hollingsworth v. Perry, 354, 358, 360

  amicus curiae in, 349–52, 358, 390

  government position in, 359

  Kennedy’s dissent in, 418, 419–20

  media and, 361–65

  merits argument in, 386, 392, 420, 421

  oral argument in, 370–72, 373, 383–98

  Roberts’s decision and, 414–15, 418, 419, 420, 421–22

  Roberts’s opinion and, 411–12

  Scalia’s accusations and, 419–20

  standing doctrine in, 386, 391–92, 393, 398, 401–2, 404, 410, 414–15, 420–21

  Supreme Court’s granting cert in, 335, 345–48, 391–93

  Walker’s decision and, 422

  White House visit and, 353–55

  Hollywood, Calif., 4, 6, 18, 23, 32, 89, 219, 225–26, 261

  gays and, 115, 120

  Hollywood Reporter, 424

  Holocaust, 6

  Holtzman, Steven, 141, 152

  Homeland Security Department, U.S., 417

  homophobia, 99, 115–18, 124, 145, 207–8, 281, 324

  internalized, 128, 182–83

  homosexuality:

  as behavioral choice versus immutable characteristic, 192, 317–18

  diseases and, 171

  as gender disorder pathology, 134–35

  Herek’s views on, 177–83

  as mental illness, 157, 178

  as normal, 178

  past characterization as disease, 136, 175

  as perversion, 215

  religion and, 25, 158, 162–64, 178

  see also gays and lesbians

  homosexual sex, 30–31, 34, 61

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 26

  Hoover, Margaret, 130

  hospital visitation rights, 290

  House of Representatives, U.S., 265, 315

  housing discrimination, 160, 352

  Huffington Post, 130, 417

  human rights, 100, 342

  Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 165, 280–81, 300–304, 321–22, 325–27, 330–34, 338, 361, 364, 378, 383, 401, 407, 424, 425

  Supreme Court media coverage handled by, 361–62, 364, 372–75, 378–79

  Hunter, Nan, 51

  Hunter v. Erickson, 352

  I Am Harvey Milk, 426

  “I Am Your Child” campaign, 6

  Idaho, 20, 240

  Ilaria (Bruce Cohen and Gabe’s daughter), 262, 269

  illegal immigrants, 161, 199, 316

  Illinois, 233, 359

  immutability test, 156

  Imperial County, Calif., 244, 245, 261

  incest, 172, 173–74, 368–69

  Indiana, 238

  inevitability factor, 362–63, 374

  Institute for American Values, 202, 204, 318

  insurance policies, 19

  international law, 350

  interracial marriage, 15, 33, 62, 90–91, 110–11, 113, 175–76, 188, 206, 351, 354, 356, 357, 395, 396

  in Virginia, 88, 90, 336, 354, 373

  Iowa Supreme Court, 32, 325

  Jackson, Andrew, 421

  Jackson, Harry, 186

  Jackson, Robert H., 50

  Jacobs, Rick, 73

  Jansson, Mark, 121, 163

  Japanese Americans, 24

  Jarrett, Valerie, 250, 265, 293, 295, 354, 355, 359, 388, 400

  Jay-Z, 325, 383

  Jealous, Ben, 327, 358, 385

  Jennings, Jesika, 381–82

  Jerome (Chad’s boyfriend), 304, 322, 330, 331, 372

  Jews, 109, 175, 324, 335

  Jim Crow laws, 24, 258

  John, Elton, 219

  Jones, Barbara S., 314

  Jones, Cleve, 26–27, 85, 100, 120, 124–25, 333, 378, 380, 384–85, 388, 428, 429

  judges, disqualification of, 48–49

  judicial activism, 199–200

  judicial restraint, 242

  juries, 193, 342–43

  Justice Department, U.S., 51, 129, 315, 349, 354–57, 358

  Civil Division of, 249, 256

  DOMA and, 2, 19, 255–59

  Office of Legal Counsel at, 13, 55

  Office of Solicitor General at, 8, 13, 42, 256, 315, 349–52, 355–58

  in Reagan administration, 48, 51, 55, 233

  Kagan, Elena, 214–15, 256, 335, 409

  in Hollingsworth v. Perry, 394, 396, 421

  in Windsor case and, 402–3

  Kaiser Fami
ly Foundation, 122

  Kaplan, Robbie, in Windsor case, 252–55, 257, 259, 337–38, 345, 350

  brief of, 366, 418

  after decision, 417

  Hollingsworth v. Perry and, 360, 419

  media and, 362

  in moots for, 361, 370–72

  in oral arguments, 399–404

  Supreme Court’s decision and, 407

  Karcher v. May, 244, 414

  Karlan, Pam, 361

  Katami, Paul, 38–39, 46, 71, 73–75, 81–85, 95, 96–97, 98–100, 107, 221–22, 245, 262, 304, 347, 380, 420

  appeals court case and, 232, 270, 272–74, 304

  cross-examination of, 102–3, 106

  after Hollingsworth decision, 416

  Hollingsworth decision and, 408, 411

  Hollingsworth oral arguments and, 373, 375, 378, 381, 383–85, 388, 393, 395

  marriage of Jeff and, 339, 424, 429, 432–33, 434

  testimony of, 98–99, 102

  Katyal, Neal Kumar, 256

  Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 283

  Kaufman, Elaine, 254

  Kay, Eric, 306–7, 378

  Kendall, Ryan, 155–59, 160, 178, 215, 282, 431

  Kendell, Kate, 51

  Kennedy, Anthony, vii, 134, 149, 276, 335, 341–46, 366, 368, 370, 396, 406, 407, 410, 434

  animus and, 60, 67, 68, 144

  broadcast plan and, 73, 84, 123

  Burke and, 114

  as Catholic, 162

  contradictions of, 341–43

  DOMA and, 356

  Hollingsworth dissent of, 418, 419–20

  in Hollingsworth oral arguments, 389–93, 398

  international law and, 350

  Obama on federalism of, 359

  phrases drawn from, 129, 290

  Romer case and, 40, 274, 316, 344

  as swing voter, 20, 129, 214, 224, 242, 290, 335, 341, 342–43, 403

  Windsor case and, 403–4, 411–13, 418–19

  Kerr, Orin, 50

  Keys, Alicia, 219

  kin altruism, 204, 206

  King, Lawrence, 12

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 26, 28, 33, 326–27, 352, 357, 381

  King & Spalding, 400

  Kinsey, Alfred, 178

  Kinsey scale, 179

  Kirk, Mark, 409

  Kline, Kevin, 261

  Kluwe, Chris, 324–25

  Koch, David, 293

  Koch, Ed, 267

  Kohr, Howard, 303

  Kozinski, Alex, 239

  Kravitch, Phyllis, 182

  Ku Klux Klan, 303

  labor unions, 198

  Lady Gaga, 219, 282

  Lamb, Michael, 132–39, 142

  Lambda Legal, 29, 33, 39, 56–57, 236, 252, 280

  Larry King Live (TV show), 215, 263

  L.A. Times, 380

  Latinos (Hispanics), 36, 161, 262, 294, 300–301, 331

  Lavine, Rachel, 404

  LawProse.org, 343

  Lawrence v. Texas, 15–16, 20, 31, 39–40, 50, 60, 242, 344, 351, 368, 371, 387, 396, 404, 412, 419

  Lear, Norman, 17–18, 32, 300

  lesbians, see gays and lesbians

  “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (King), 33, 357

  Levy, Robert A., 218–19

  Lewinsky, Monica, 113

  “LGBT” (lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals) community, 9, 12, 220, 302, 322, 332, 333, 357

  liberals, 21, 44, 49, 130, 136, 162, 219

  in Ninth Circuit, 20, 227, 235, 322

  Olson as viewed by, 8, 17, 22

  in Supreme Court, 18, 21, 40, 123, 224, 272, 335, 341, 401–2, 404, 410, 420, 421

  liberty, 15, 25, 60, 86, 110, 113, 129, 242, 2 90, 344, 368

  religious, 162, 296

  lifestyle, 75

  Life+Times, 325

  Limbaugh, Rush, 219

  Lincoln, Abraham, 380

  Lininger, Ashley, 430-32

  Lipshutz, Josh, 347, 386, 423–24

  liquor licensing, 116

  Lombardo, Michael, 284, 285

  Los Angeles, Calif., 4–7, 59, 161, 209, 211, 226, 237, 339, 347

  AFER office in, 345

  Biden gathering in, 284–88

  8 in, 278–84, 305

  Olson-Boies press conference in, 45–46

  Los Angeles County, Calif., 245

  Los Angeles Police Department, 220

  Los Angeles Times, 271, 380

  Loving, Mildred, 90

  Loving v. Virginia (1967), 15, 62, 88, 90–91, 336, 351, 354, 356, 357, 373, 391, 395, 402

  Lucas, Billy, 238

  Lund, Nelson, 349

  Lundry, Alex, 323

  Lynch, Jane, 279

  McCain, John, 293

  McCain-Feingold law, 168

  McCarthy, Joe, 117

  McCaskill, Claire, 380

  McConnell, Michael, 376

  McConnell, Robert, 51

  McDonald, Roy M., 267

  McDonnell, Bob, 214

  McDonough, Denis, 358

  McGill, Lori Alvino, 224

  McGill, Matt, 45, 67–70, 168, 184, 210, 365, 370–71, 412, 415

  appeal case and, 233–35, 243

  Hollingsworth v. Perry and, 365, 384, 386, 398

  Perry trial and, 73, 86, 92–95, 107, 123, 130, 132–39, 160–61, 177, 224, 227

  Tam’s withdrawal attempt and, 67, 121

  Windsor case and, 371

  McGill University religious scholars, 94, 163

  McGrory, Mary, 59

  McGuire, Maria, 375, 378, 380, 384, 397

  McKissic, Dwight, 186

  McLaughlin v. Florida, 402

  McMurray, Adria-Ann, 305

  Maddow, Rachel, 432

  Maher, Bill, 263

  mailing lists, 65

  Maine, 60, 64, 294, 322, 323, 326

  election of 2012 in, 322, 323, 325, 326, 332

  “Make Change, Not Lawsuits” slogan, 18, 23

  Making Our Democracy Work (Breyer), 421

  Marbury v. Madison, 420

  Marks, Loren, 93

  marriage:

  definitions of, 10, 13, 15, 19, 60, 89, 90–91, 94, 205, 206, 251, 316, 345, 350, 367, 368, 376

  destabilization of, 53–54, 91, 111, 122, 151, 204–6, 216, 217, 318, 357

  history of, 109–14

  interracial, see interracial marriage

  licenses for, 86–87, 104, 105, 215, 244, 245, 276

  in Netherlands, 151–53

  Peplau’s views on, 122

  recognized as fundamental right by Supreme Court, 15–17, 86, 368, 369

  same-sex, see same-sex marriage

  U.S. legal changes and, 111–12

  Marshall, Shumway, 378

  Marshall, Thurgood, 214, 352

  Marshals Service, U.S., 84

  Martin Luther King Day, 139, 142

  Maryland, 294, 322, 323, 324, 326, 354

  election of 2012 in, 322, 323, 325, 326–27, 329, 331, 332

  Massachusetts, 9, 19, 102, 150, 153–54, 280

  marriage and divorce rates in, 153–54, 234–35

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 9

  Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, 194–95

  media, 45, 60, 84, 93, 147–48, 193, 226, 263, 332

  attempt to avoid attention of, 43

  Supreme Court cases and, 361–65, 372–75, 378–79, 405

  media war room, 32, 129, 131, 142, 147–48, 167, 169, 209, 210, 211, 290, 302

  medical decisions, 6

  Meese, Edwin, III, 129, 213

  Meet the Press (
TV show), 287–88, 294, 374

  Megan’s Law, 195

  Mehlman, Ken, 262–67, 272, 275, 289–91, 293–97, 302, 303, 326, 327, 329, 331, 377, 384–85, 394, 398

  amicus curiae and, 350–51

  Obama talking points suggested by, 353–54

  Project Right Side and, 289, 298, 323

  Supreme Court cases and, 363, 364, 374, 382

  mental illness, 157, 178

  Messina, Jim, 265, 294, 410

  Meyer, Ilan, 126–29, 181, 182, 183

  Michaels, Lorne, 226

  Michigan, 59

  Microsoft, 41, 70, 141, 152

  Mikita, Justin, 378

  military, 215–16, 291

  gays and lesbians in, 6, 10, 31, 40, 120, 128, 166, 194, 237, 265, 283, 296, 363

  Milk, Harvey, 18, 23, 28, 29, 83, 124–25, 432, 433, 434

  Milk (film), 18, 19, 23–24, 281

  Miller, Kenneth, 192–200, 202, 203, 205

  Minnesota, 59, 294, 322, 323, 324, 333–34

  election of 2012 in, 322, 323, 325, 327, 329, 331, 333, 334

  same-sex marriage and, 409

  Minnesota v. Green Leaf Creamery Company, 218

  minority groups, 16, 156, 160, 173, 198, 199, 232

  see also specific groups

  minority stress syndrome, 126–28

  Mississippi, 318, 356

  moderates, Republican, 12

  Modern Family (TV show), 282, 378

  Monagas, Carlos, Sr., 174–75

  Monagas, Enrique, 43–44, 46, 76, 123, 174, 175, 210, 218, 225, 238, 386, 402, 424

  appeals court case and, 243, 276–77

  and Supreme Court’s granting cert, 345

  Monagas, Jason, 44, 174, 175, 276, 386

  monogamy, 113

  Montana, 20

  morality, 93, 113, 116–17, 120, 162, 173, 186, 258, 318, 342, 355, 358

  Moral Majority, 167

  Morgan Stanley, 267

  Mormon Church, 25, 27, 121, 163, 235, 324, 427

  Moss, Nicole, 170, 181, 189

  Moulene, Kate, 7, 8

  movies, 304

  gays in, 18, 23–24, 120, 281

  MSNBC, 275

  Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, 326–27

  murder, 12, 23, 161

  Murkowski, Lisa, 409

  Murphy, Mike, 219–20

  Murphy, Ryan, 282

  Murray, Shailagh, 288

  Myers, Dee Dee, 24

  NAACP, 300, 327, 358, 385

  Naim v. Naim, 336

  Nathanson, Paul, 94–95

  National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, 127

  National Archives, 380–82

  National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), 158, 215

  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 66, 262, 300, 327, 358

  National Association of Social Workers, 134

  National Center for Lesbian Rights, 51, 57

 

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