Equal Ever After
eBook - ePub

Equal Ever After

The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage - and How I Made It Happen

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Equal Ever After

The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage - and How I Made It Happen

About this book

"My story starts at the very end of the journey to equal marriage rights. I stand on the shoulders of giants..." In the future, people will find it difficult to believe that until 2014, somewhere between 5 and 10 per cent of Britain's population were excluded from marriage. As Equalities Minister during the coalition government, Lynne Featherstone played a fundamental role in rectifying this. From setting the wheels in motion within government, to her experiences of the abuse with which the gay community is regularly confronted, through her rebuttals against the noise and fury of her opponents, and finally to the making of history, Lynne details the surprising twists and turns of the fight. Filled with astonishing revelations about finding allies in unexpected places and encountering resistance from unforeseen foes, Equal Ever After is an honest account of one woman's pivotal efforts during the turbulent final mile. This is real, lived history - recent history. Many of us celebrated on the day the dream became reality; many of us know people whose lives were changed by the events described here. In this inside story, Lynne reveals the emotional lows and the exhilarating highs involved in turning hard-won social acceptance into tangible legal equality.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PREFACE
  6. CHAPTER 1: THE DIE IS CAST
  7. CHAPTER 2: ELEMENTAL
  8. CHAPTER 3: FRIENDS IN NEED
  9. CHAPTER 4: HELLFIRE AND DAMNATION
  10. CHAPTER 5: ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS
  11. CHAPTER 6: NO. 10 GETS IN A SPIN, DAVID CAMERON BECOMES MY BEST AND WORST FRIEND, AND THE TORIES GO TO WAR!
  12. CHAPTER 7: BOMBSHELL
  13. CHAPTER 8: TELL ME WHAT YOU REALLY THINK!
  14. CHAPTER 9: THE BIGGEST GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION IN UK HISTORY
  15. CHAPTER 10: THE CRUSADES
  16. CHAPTER 11: THE DEVIL HIDES IN YOUR ANUS!
  17. CHAPTER 12: THE COMMONS HAS ITS SAY
  18. CHAPTER 13: LORDY, LORDY
  19. CHAPTER 14: EQUAL EVER AFTER
  20. EPILOGUE
  21. Copyright