Equal Ever After
Equal Ever After: The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage - And How I Made it Happen is a 2016 book by British politician Lynne Featherstone, published by Biteback Publishing.
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| Author | Lynne Featherstone |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom |
| Published | London |
| Publisher | Biteback Publishing |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Pages | 326 |
| ISBN | 978-1-84954-974-5 (Hardcover) |
| 306.8480941 | |
Background and synopsis
Featherstone, the Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green (2005–15) served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Equalities in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. In this role she worked to ensure the legalisation of Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom. Equal Ever After seeks to present a behind-the-scenes account of the details surrounding the fight for equal marriage rights and to "get my story and the story of the Liberal Democrats on the record."[1][2][3]
Reception
In a profile piece in the London Evening Standard, Katie Law described Equal Ever After as a "a minute-by-minute, tub-thumping, 326-page account."[4]
References
- Joe Williams (28 January 2016). "Baroness Lynne Featherstone: The fight for LGBT equality is far from over". PinkNews. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- Caron Lindsay (26 January 2016). "Lynne Featherstone's "Equal ever after" is out now – how same sex marriage became a reality (with added Lib Dem flouncing)". LibDemVoice. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- Anna Behrmann (6 February 2016). "Former MP lifts the lid on her successful campaign for same-sex marriage". Ham & High. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- Katie Law (28 January 2016). "Lynne Featherstone: Cameron has never thanked me for making same-sex marriage happen". Retrieved 4 May 2016.