Foreword -- Introduction -- Section one: opposing viewpoints on gay marriage -- Viewpoint one: gay marriage should be legal / Steven Lubet -- Viewpoint two: gay marriage should not be legal /James E. Phelan -- Viewpoint three: gay marriage threatens society / Charles Colson -- Viewpoint four: gay marriage helps society /Sherman Stein -- Viewpoint five: gay marriage helps children / Dale Carpenter -- Viewpoint six: gay marriage hurts children / Maggie Gallagher and Joshua K. Baker -- Section two: model essays and writing exercises -- Section three: supporting research material.