Queers in Court: Gay Rights Law and Public PolicyIn Queers in Court, Susan Gluck Mezey examines the contemporary battle for gay and lesbian rights in the United States, tracing the evolution of issues from same sex marriage and privacy rights to military service and employment discrimination. By combining analyses of nearly three hundred cases from both federal and state courts with detailed explorations of the paths these issues have taken through legislative and executive bodies, she provides the most comprehensive analysis of queer rights in law and policy to date. Both scholars seeking a case study in minority rights and those looking for a primer in gay and lesbian politics will find Mezey's book of interest. |
Contents
Forging Gay Rights Activism | 15 |
Litigating Equality and Privacy Rights | 45 |
Struggling over SameSex Marriage | 87 |
Copyright | |
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