Homosexuality and the Law.
A fascinating exploration of how the law--as viewed and decided by the courts--often embodies fear and prejudice against homosexuality, and thereby, becomes the instrument for discrimination. This valuable book covers a wide range of subjects, illustrating the extent to which the lives of gay person...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781317940593 1317940598 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; THE LEGAL ARENA: PROGRESS FOR GAY CIVIL RIGHTS; PERCEPTIONS OF HOMOSEXUALITY BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA; HOMOSEXUAL ACTS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW AND THE RIGHTS OF GAY PERSONS; THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT AND THE RIGHTS OF HOMOSEXUAL ALIENS; SOCIAL ATTITUDES, LEGAL STANDARDS AND PERSONAL TRAUMA IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES; PUBLIC MANIFESTATIONS OF PERSONAL MORALITY: LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF SOLICITATION STATUTES TO CONTROL HOMOSEXUAL CRUISING.
- The homosexual person in the military and in national security employmentthe emergence of associational rights for homosexual persons; index; table of cases.