Courting justice : gay men and lesbians v. the Supreme Court / Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price.

Author/Creator:

Murdoch, Joyce author

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2001.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (vii, 582, [8] pages of plates : illustrations)

Subjects:

Gay rights -- United States.
Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.

Language:

This edition in English.

Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction: "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"
1. ONE standard of justice
2. "A burning sense of injustice"
3. Beefcake on the menu
4. "More than a homosexual"
5. "Afflicted with homosexuality"
6. Nowhere to hide
7. Nothing to hide
8. A marble storm cellar
9. Ominous, "unsettled" times
10. The chess master makes his move
11. Adrift in a sea of gay clerks
12. Branded second-class citizens
13. Confirming hostility
14. Crawling toward empathy
15. Turning a major corner
16. "The Constitution 'neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens'"
17. Counting to four
Conclusion: Seeking the shortest path to equal justice
Appendix
Notes on sources
Selected bibliography
Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-563) and index.

Contributor:

Price, Deb.

OCLC:

655054832

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

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