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The future of gay rights in America
Title
The future of gay rights in America / edited by H.N. Hirsch.
ISBN
0203956184
1135422648
1135422710
1135422788
9780203956182
9781135422646
9781135422714
9781135422783
0415950775
0415950783
9780415950770
9780415950787
Published
New York : Routledge, 2005.
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1 online resource
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H.N. Hirsch is Mitau Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Macalester College and Adjunct Professor of Political Science and American Studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Enigma of Felix Frankfurter and A Theory of Liberty: The Constitution and Minorities.
Summary
Sandra Day O'Connor has called the gay rights movement "the first important civil rights struggle of the twenty-first century." Recent court decisions to overturn sodomy laws and to recognize gay marriage have emboldened activists, but have also resulted in a tremendous backlash, not the least of which has been a call for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between members of the opposite sex. Through its historical and legal contextualization of these decisions The Future of Gay Rights in America is essential for understanding an epochal moment in the history of gay rights
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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English
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August 07, 2024
Contents
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Context
1 Some Lessons from Lawrence
2 Questions of Tolerance and Fairness
3 Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the 2004 Presidential Vote
4 The Symbolic Centrality of Gay Marriage in the 2004 Presidential Election
5 The Anti-Gay Backlash?
Part II: Decision
6 Some Thoughts on Institutional Life and The Rest of the Closet
7 Lawrence Past
8 The Rule of Lawrence
9 Lawrence, Privacy, and the Marital Bedroom: A Few Telltale Signs of Ironic Worry
10 The Continuing Triumph of Neo-Conservatism in American Constitutional Law
11 Sexuality, Marriage, and Relationships: The Radical Potential of Lawrence
12 Why Lawrence v. Texas Was Not Expected: A Critique of Pragmatic Legalist and Behavioral Explanations of Supreme Court Decision Making
13 To What Extent Should We Be Looking Abroad for Guidance in Interpreting the United States Constitution?
Part III: The Future
14 Liberal with a Twist: Queering Marriage
15 The Polite Thing to Do
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