If they existed, markets for sex and markets for children would share a common feature: women sell and men demand. No society allows the trade in children, instead we have marriage. This article discusses biological and legal aspects of reproduction, and their implications for gender roles and...

This paper, as part of my dissertation more broadly, will examine the 2008 raid on the Fundamentalist Latter-day Saints through the lens of queer and feminist theories as well as through notions of religious freedom. Using ethnography as a vehicle to complement and buttress my theoretical...

This paper looks at the debates over same-sex and gender-neutral marriage in states like California, Iowa and Vermont. In analyzing these debates it is easy to assume that opposition from the electorate was largely due to homophobia. However, a closer reading suggests that opposition was driven...

As the percentage of wives outearning their husbands grows, the traditional social norm of the male breadwinner is challenged. The upward income comparison of the husband may cause psychological distress that affects both partners' mental and physical health in ways that impact decisions on...