| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Question and Purpose | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Research Methodology | 第9-10页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第10-11页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Structure | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 The Historical Developments of Homosexual Rights | 第13-19页 |
| 2.1 From Ancient Time to the Beginning of 20th Century | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Wolfenden Report Period | 第15-16页 |
| 2.3 Assessment of the Social Factors of the Change | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Civil Partnership Act 2004 | 第19-38页 |
| 3.1 The Content of Civil Partnership Act 2004 | 第20-21页 |
| 3.2 Overseas Factors | 第21-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Legalization of Same-sex Marriage in Europe | 第21-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Gay Rights Movement in the United States | 第24-27页 |
| 3.3 Domestic Factors | 第27-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Stonewall and the OutRage! | 第28-33页 |
| 3.3.2 Celebrities Effects | 第33-35页 |
| 3.4 Assessment of the Differences Between Civil Partnership and Marriage | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Marriage (Same-sex Couples) Act 2013 | 第38-49页 |
| 4.1 The Content and Changes of the Act | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Factors promoting the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) Act 2013 | 第40-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Cameron's Political Purposes | 第41-44页 |
| 4.2.2 The prevention of HIV and AIDS | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 Assessment of the Marriage Act 2013 | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Works Cited | 第51-56页 |
