Here is an outline of our GM PowerPoint. I figured we could update our personal slides as we go and continue making edits/additions as we gather more content. Feel free to edit anything, this is just a rough outline. Thanks!

1. HEADLINE NEWSGay Marriage w Holly Callaghan Perla Petry Melissa Sailon Brooke York May 4th, 2010 HDFS 472

2. Introduction Same-sex marriage is a civil rights, political, social, moral, and religious issue in many nations. Why the sudden breakthrough of Gay Marriage? What is the media response? What is the research response? What is the policy response? What are the implications for families?

3. What is Going On? Statistics

4. What is Going On? Statistics cont. Interactive Map

5. Public Response Support Opposition

6. Public Response

7. Trends Nevada USA

8. Trends The legal status of same-sex marriages are exactly the same as that of opposite-sex marriages in the following Countries: Netherlands Belgium Spain Canada Norway Sweden South Africa

9. Federal Response Concern? Support?

10. Gay Marriage in the Media

11. Media Biases Ads News Clips

12. Media Focus Outside the U.S.

13. Research Response Does research place a lot of emphasis on Gay Marriage?

14. Shortcomings in the Literature Who, what, where, when, why, how? How many? Are they biased/representative? Site articles!

15. Findings From Best Studies

16. Findings

17. State & Local Response

18. Conclusions

19. Implications for Families Social Economic Legal Political Ethical

20. To Learn More

21. Thank You!