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Is Aid Conditionality The Answer To Antigay Legislation? An Analysis Of British And American Foreign Aid Policies Designed To Protect Sexual Minorities, Adam Kretz
Adam Kretz
This Article examines several emerging questions in international law. First, is aid conditionality that takes into account the treatment of LGBT people an effective mechanism to foment changes to antigay laws in other nations? If so, have the policies to do so announced by the British and American governments the appropriate way to institute these policies? After examining both aid policies and the attendant negative reactions to those policies by foreign governments, I conclude that the policies, while well intentioned, are not constructed in a manner that would encourage the bootstrapping-up of rights for LGBT people in countries threatened with …
A Right To Sexual Orientation Privacy: Strengthening Protections For Minors Who Are Outed In Schools, Adam J. Kretz
A Right To Sexual Orientation Privacy: Strengthening Protections For Minors Who Are Outed In Schools, Adam J. Kretz
Adam Kretz
This Article examines a unique question in constitutional law and privacy rights – namely, what rights minor students have to control who can and cannot be informed of their sexual orientation. Through an examination of case law and social science data, the Article proposes that students should hold greater power over information regarding their sexual orientation, and hold responsible school officials who “out” students to a family member, parent, or guardian without the student’s consent.