Reviews

Accidental Activists: Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and Their Fight for Marriage Equality in Texas by Evan Wolfson, Julian Castro, David Collins

anjensen49's review against another edition

4.0

From the outset, David Collins demonstrates that above all else he is an English professor. I enjoyed how he injected emotional & lyrical language into a story rife with legal technicalities. At times, I teared up. Although Collins is not a legal expert by any means, he does a fair job explaining the stages a lawsuit, from filing to appeals to a final judgment.

hedytf's review against another edition

5.0

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. I loved this book. It both laid out the political and social history that led to gay marriage both in Texas/the US and for these two men. I also liked how it slyly measured progress: mentioning that in 1997 JC Penney refused to advertise during Ellen, but then featured her in a 2012 commercial.