Out of the Closets and into the Courts Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation

Name: Out of the Closets and into the Courts Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation
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ISBN: 9780472031719

ISBN-10: 0472031716

ISBN-13: 9780472031719

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ellen Ann Andersen

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Over the past 30 years, the gay rights movement has moved from the margins to the center of American politics, sparking debate from bedroom to boardroom to battlefield. "Out of the Closets and into the Courts "analyzes recent gay rights cases and explores the complex relationship between litigation and social change. "An excellent book, enlightening and well-written. "Out of the Closets and into the Courts" should be highly useful in the classroom and of interest to a broad audience." --Evan Gerstmann, Loyola Marymount University "A detailed historical analysis of changes in the law surrounding gay and lesbian relationships, "Out of the Closets and into the Courts" also breaks fresh…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 9/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 308
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Acknowledgments



The Puzzle of Gay Rights Litigation



LOS and the Emergence of Gay Rights Litigation



An Overview of Lambda and Its Litigation



Sodomy Reform from Stonewall to Bowers



Sodomy Reform from Bowers to Lawrence



The Law and Politics of Antigay Initiatives



The Case of Same-Sex Marriage



LOS and Legal Change


Afterword


Notes


References


Table of Cases


Index