FEB. 25, 2004
UPDATED JUNE 7, 2004

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
Same-sex marriage in limbo

STATE BY STATE
• The National Conference of State Legislatures' web page offers this state-by-state look at same-sex marriage legislation.
• Gay marriage and civil union battles in each state, as well as a legislative history of the issue listed state-by-state, can be found here.
• Thirty-eight states have adopted Defense of Marriage Acts that affirm marriage as a contract between one man and one woman. The Marriage Law Project at Columbus University in Washington, D.C., gives a state-by-state list of links to statutes, pending litigation and case law, and Defense of Marriage Acts.
• The Federation of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Advocacy Organizations offers a state-by-state listing of organizations.

IN THE NORTHEAST
• Nancy Cott is a history professor at Harvard and author of Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation (Harvard University Press, 2001). Contact 617-495-3085, ncott@fas.harvard.edu.
• Catherine Clark Kroeger is a professor of classical and ministry studies at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass. She wrote "Are Gay Unions Christian Covenants?" for the book Caught in the Crossfire: Helping Christians Debate Homosexuality (Abingdon Press, 1994). Contact 978-468-7111.
• Margaret A. Farley is a professor of Christian ethics at Yale University's Divinity School. She wrote the article "An Ethic for Same-Sex Relations" for the book Dialogue About Catholic Social Teaching (Paulist Press, 1993). Contact 203-432-5355, margaret.farley@yale.edu.
• Mary E. Hobgood is associate professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. She has expertise in the area of marriage and redefining sexual ethics. Contact 508-793-3435.
• David Moats is the editorial page editor of the Rutland Herald of Vermont, where he won that paper's first Pulitzer Prize for his series of editorials in support of same-sex unions. Contact 802-747-6121 ext. 2204, david.moats@rutlandherald.com.
• Marvin M. Ellison is Willard S. Bass Professor of Christian Ethics at Bangor Theological Seminary in Maine, author of Same-Sex Marriage? A Christian Ethical Analysis (Pilgrim Press, 2004) and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Contact 207-774-5212, Mellison@BTS.edu.
• Quinnipiac University's School of Law in Hamden, Conn., hosted a March 26, 2004, forum titled "Recognizing Same-Sex Couples: Should Connecticut Change the Law?" Contact the Connecticut Bar Association at 860-223-4400.
• Episcopal Bishop M. Thomas Shaw of Massachusetts ordered priests not to officiate at same-sex weddings in prohibition of canon law but has advocated for the right of gays to marry within the church. Contact 617-482-4826.

IN THE EAST
• Barbara A. Babb is a family law professor at the University of Baltimore in Maryland. She has spoken on the legal issues involved with same-sex marriages. Contact 410-837-5661, bbabb@ubalt.edu.
• Carol Sanger teaches family law at Columbia University Law School in New York City. Contact 212-854-5478, csanger@law.columbia.edu.
• Cynthia S. W. Crysdale is associate professor for the School of Theology and Religious Studies at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She wrote "Christian Marriage and Homosexual Monogamy" for the book Our Selves, Our Souls and Bodies: Sexuality and the Household of God (Crowley Press, 1996). Contact 202-319-5700, crysdale@cua.edu.
• David McCarthy is a professor theology at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Md. He wrote the article "Homosexuality and the Practice of Marriage" for the journal Modern Theology. Contact 301-447-5295, dmccarth@msmary.edu.
• Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert is an associate professor and co-director of the Women's Studies Program at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. She wrote "Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage and the Case of Reconstructionist Judaism" for the book God Forbid: Religion and Sex in American Public Life (Oxford University Press, 2000). Contact 215-204-7712, ralpert@temple.edu.
• James P. Hanigan is professor of theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa. He wrote the article "The Centrality of Marriage: Homosexuality and the Roman Catholic Argument" for the journal Ecumenical Review. Contact 412-441-0185, hanigan@duq.edu.
• The Rev. Raymond C. O'Brien is a law professor at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He wrote the article "Single Gender Marriage: A Religious Perspective" for the journal Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review. Contact 202-319-5140, obrien@cua.edu.
• Jonathan Rauch is an Atlantic Monthly correspondent, a National Journal columnist and the author of Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America (Times Books, 2004). Read his April 2004 Atlantic Monthly article based on the book. Read a May 19, 2004, National Journal column. He lives outside Washington, D.C. Contact 617-854-7700.

IN THE SOUTHEAST
• James Guth is a professor of political science at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. He can discuss the political impact of the same-sex marriage debate on the upcoming presidential election. Contact 864-294-2210, jim.guth@furman.edu.
• John Witte Jr. is the Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Ethics, director of the Law and Religion Program and director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Religion at Emory University. He is a specialist in legal history, marriage and religious liberty. He wrote From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion, and Law in the Western Tradition (Westminster/John Knox Press, 1997). Contact 404-727-6980, jwitte@law.emory.edu.
• Theodore Caplow is a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia in Charlotte. She tracks social changes in families. Contact 434-924-6518, caplow@virginia.edu.

IN THE SOUTH
• Bonnie Miller-McLemore is associate professor of pastoral theology and counseling at Vanderbilt University Divinity School in Nashville, Tenn., and co-author of From Culture Wars to Common Ground: Religion and the American Family Debate (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2000). Contact 615-343-3970, bonnie.miller-mclemore@vanderbilt.edu.
• Bryan Fair is a law professor at the University of Alabama and opposes a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Contact 205-348-7494, bfair@law.ua.edu.
• Ellen Riggle is a political science professor at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She is examining the use of legal documents by same-sex couples to protect and maintain their relationships. Contact 859-257-7036, e.riggle@uky.edu.
• Sherry Rostosky is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She is an expert on same-sex marriages. Contact 859-257-7880, rostosk@pop.uky.edu.

IN THE MIDWEST
• Andrew Koppelman is associate professor of law at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. His work focuses on sexual orientation and the law. Contact 312-503-8431, akoppelman@law.northwestern.edu.
• Gerard V. Bradley is a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. He wrote the article "Same-Sex Marriage: Our Final Answer?" for the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy. Contact 574-631-8385, Gerard.V.Bradley.16@nd.edu.
• Marie Failinger is a law professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. She wrote the article "Can Wrongs Be Rights? Why a Conservative Might Support Legal Protections for Gay and Lesbian People" for the journal Word & World. Contact 651-523-2124, mfailinger@gw.hamiline.edu.
• Horace L. Griffin is assistant professor at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill. He wrote the article "Giving New Birth: Lesbians, Gays, and 'The Family'" for the Journal of Pastoral Theology. Contact 847-328-9300, h-griffin@nwu.edu.
• The Religion, Culture and Family Project at the University of Chicago addresses family issues from a range of theological, historical, legal, biblical and cultural perspectives. Contact director Don Browning, who is Alexander Campbell Professor Emeritus of Ethics and the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago's Divinity School and co-author of From Culture Wars to Common Ground: Religion and the American Family Debate (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2000), at 773-702-8275, dsbrowni@midway.uchicago.edu.
• Saba Mahmood is assistant professor of the history of religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Her expertise includes the politics of public religious discourse. She spoke about family, community and state at New School University's 2002 conference Islam: the Public and Private Spheres. Contact 773-702-8266, smahmood@midway.uchicago.edu.
• Margaret F. Brinig is Edward A. Howry Distinguished Professor at the University of Iowa. She focuses primarily on family law, interdisciplinary seminars centering on family issues, and contracts. She is author of From Contract to Covenant: Beyond the Law and Economics of the Family (Harvard University Press, 2000). Contact 319-335-6811, margaret-brinig@uiowa.edu.
• Michael G. Lawler is director of the Center for Marriage and Family and Amelia B. and Emil G. Graff Professor of Catholic Theological Studies at Creighton University, a Jesuit university in Omaha, Neb. Contact 402-280-2908.

IN THE SOUTHWEST
• Mark Lowery is associate professor of theology at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. He wrote "The Knot That Can't Be Tied: A Natural Law Argument Against Homosexual Marriage" for the journal Envoy. Contact 972-721-5390, lowery@udallas.edu.
• Kary S. Reid is an assistant professor of marriage and family therapy at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. One of his areas of expertise is same-sex relationships. Contact 806-742-3000 ext. 283, kary.reid@ttu.edu.
• Leo Godzich is head of the National Association of Marriage Enhancement in Phoenix. His group opposes same-sex marriage. Contact 602-404-2600, info@nameonline.net.
• Casey Self is director of cross-college advising services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered issues at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. Contact 480-965-9255, casey.self@asu.edu.
• Louis Crompton is author of Homosexuality and Civilization (Belknap/Harvard University Press, 2003), in which Christianity's role is prominent. He is emeritus professor of English at University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Contact 402-472-2600, lcrompton1@unl.edu.
• Fenton Johnson is a widely published commentator and author, including Keeping Faith: A Skeptic's Journey (Houghton Mifflin, 2003). He is gay and practices Christianity and Buddhism. He is on the faculty of the creative writing program at the University of Arizona. Contact fjohnson@u.arizona.edu.

IN THE WEST/NORTHWEST
• James Q. Wilson is professor emeritus at the University of California at Los Angeles and the author of The Marriage Problem: How Our Culture Has Weakened Families (HarperCollins, 2002). A conservative, Wilson supports civil unions for gays and lesbians. Contact 310-825-4858, james.wilson@anderson.ucla.edu.
• Rabbi Sharon Gladstone directs a center on sexual orientation issues at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. She has officiated in some same-sex marriage ceremonies. Contact Corey Slavin, 213-749-3424 ext. 4205.
• The Rev. Joretta L. Marshall is dean of pastoral theology and care at the Eden School of Theology in Denver. She wrote "Covenants and Partnerships: Pastoral Counseling with Women in Lesbian Relationships" for the Journal of Pastoral Theology. Contact 314-918-2628, jmarshall@eden.edu.
• Elizabeth A. Say is associate professor of women's studies at California State University, Northridge. She wrote the book Gays, Lesbians, and Family Values (Pilgrim Press, 1998). Contact 818-677-3110, elizabeth.say@csun.edu.
• Gilbert Herdt is professor of sexuality and anthropology at San Francisco State University and director of the National Sexuality Resource Center. Contact 415-437- 5121, gilnsrc@sfsu.edu.
• The Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law is a new think tank encouraging scholarship about sexual orientation. Contact R. Bradley Sears, 310-267-4382, WilliamsProject@law.ucla.edu.
• Ann Taves is professor at the Claremont School of Theology at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif. She wrote the article "Religion and Same-Sex Relations in the American Context" for the Religious Studies Review. Contact 909-626-3521, ataves@cgu.edu.
• Lawrence Levine is a professor at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, Calif. He is an expert on sexual orientation and the law. Contact llevine@uop.edu.