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Different Countries, Same Homophobia And Transphobia: A Cross-Cultural Survey Of So-Called Conversion Therapy Practices And The Move Toward Legislative Protections For The United States Lgbtq+ Community, Samantha J. Past Dec 2022

Different Countries, Same Homophobia And Transphobia: A Cross-Cultural Survey Of So-Called Conversion Therapy Practices And The Move Toward Legislative Protections For The United States Lgbtq+ Community, Samantha J. Past

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

So-called “conversion therapy” consists of dangerous practices that inflict detrimental, long-lasting effects on its victims. As a form of sexual orientation or gender identity or gender expression change efforts, conversion therapy is fostered by global homophobia and transphobia. Despite formal public rejection and scientific discreditation, conversion therapy providers across the world continue to target LGBTQ+ individuals, predominately under the guise of offering health care services or obeying religious practices. The following piece compares conversion therapy in three countries with recently introduced LGBTQ+ legislation––(1) Ghana; (2) Canada; and (3) the United States (U.S.)–––in order to identify factors furthering conversion therapy and …


Negative Liberty Meets Positive Social Change, Anita Bernstein Dec 2019

Negative Liberty Meets Positive Social Change, Anita Bernstein

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Roots Of Revolution: The African National Congress And Gay Liberation In South Africa, Joseph S. Jackson Jul 2019

Roots Of Revolution: The African National Congress And Gay Liberation In South Africa, Joseph S. Jackson

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

South Africa’s post-apartheid constitutions were the first in the world to contain an explicit prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and that prohibition established the foundation for marriage equality and broad judicial and legislative protection of gay rights in South Africa. The source of this gay rights clause in the South African Constitution can be found in the African National Congress’s decision to include such a clause in the ANC’s A Bill of Rights for a New South Africa, published when the apartheid government of South Africa was still in power. This article traces the story of that …


Marriage Equality And The New Maternalism, Cynthia Godsoe Nov 2015

Marriage Equality And The New Maternalism, Cynthia Godsoe

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Perfect Plaintiffs, Cynthia Godsoe Oct 2015

Perfect Plaintiffs, Cynthia Godsoe

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Religion And Marriage Equality Statutes, Nelson Tebbe Jan 2015

Religion And Marriage Equality Statutes, Nelson Tebbe

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Gender In Asbestos Law: Cui Bono: Cui Pacat, Anita Bernstein Jun 2014

Gender In Asbestos Law: Cui Bono: Cui Pacat, Anita Bernstein

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The End Of Religious Freedom: What Is At Stake?, Nelson Tebbe Jan 2014

The End Of Religious Freedom: What Is At Stake?, Nelson Tebbe

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The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education: The Past And The Future, Elizabeth M. Schneider Apr 2012

The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education: The Past And The Future, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Toward More Parsimony And Transparency In "The Essentials Of Marriage", Anita Bernstein Jan 2011

Toward More Parsimony And Transparency In "The Essentials Of Marriage", Anita Bernstein

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Civil Rights Violations = Broken Windows: De Minimis Curet Lex, Anita Bernstein Sep 2010

Civil Rights Violations = Broken Windows: De Minimis Curet Lex, Anita Bernstein

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Pecuniary Reparations Following National Crisis: A Convergence Of Tort Theory, Microfinance, And Gender Equality, Anita Bernstein Oct 2009

Pecuniary Reparations Following National Crisis: A Convergence Of Tort Theory, Microfinance, And Gender Equality, Anita Bernstein

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New Groups And Old Doctrine: Rethiking Congressional Power To Enforce The Equal Protection Clause, William D. Araiza Apr 2009

New Groups And Old Doctrine: Rethiking Congressional Power To Enforce The Equal Protection Clause, William D. Araiza

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Fellow-Feeling And Gender In The Law Of Personal Injury, Anita Bernstein Jan 2009

Fellow-Feeling And Gender In The Law Of Personal Injury, Anita Bernstein

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Life At The Center Reflections On My Career, Roberta S. Karmel Jan 2009

Life At The Center Reflections On My Career, Roberta S. Karmel

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Domestic Violence Law Reform In The Twenty-First Century: Looking Back An Looking Forward, Elizabeth M. Schneider Oct 2008

Domestic Violence Law Reform In The Twenty-First Century: Looking Back An Looking Forward, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Transnational Law As A Domestic Resource Thoughts On The Case Of Women's Rights, Elizabeth M. Schneider Jan 2004

Transnational Law As A Domestic Resource Thoughts On The Case Of Women's Rights, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Speaking Volumes: Musings On The Issues Of The Day, Inspired By The Memoir Of Mary Joe Frug, Elizabeth M. Schneider, Regina Austin Jan 2003

Speaking Volumes: Musings On The Issues Of The Day, Inspired By The Memoir Of Mary Joe Frug, Elizabeth M. Schneider, Regina Austin

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Afterword: The Perils And Pleasure Of Activist Scholarship, Elizabeth M. Schneider Jan 2003

Afterword: The Perils And Pleasure Of Activist Scholarship, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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The Synergy Of Equality And Privacy In Women's Rights, Elizabeth M. Schneider Jan 2002

The Synergy Of Equality And Privacy In Women's Rights, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Foreword: Still Unfinished, Ever Unfinished, Anita Bernstein Jan 2000

Foreword: Still Unfinished, Ever Unfinished, Anita Bernstein

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Engaging With The State About Domestic Violence: Continuing Dilemmas And Gender Equality, Elizabeth M. Schneider Jul 1999

Engaging With The State About Domestic Violence: Continuing Dilemmas And Gender Equality, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Gender Bias, Cognition And Power In The Legal Academy, Elizabeth M. Schneider Jan 1999

Gender Bias, Cognition And Power In The Legal Academy, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Feminist Legal Theory, Feminist Lawmaking, And The Legal Profession, Elizabeth M. Schneider, Cynthia Grant Nov 1998

Feminist Legal Theory, Feminist Lawmaking, And The Legal Profession, Elizabeth M. Schneider, Cynthia Grant

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An Old Jurisprudence: Respect In Retrospect, Anita Bernstein Jan 1998

An Old Jurisprudence: Respect In Retrospect, Anita Bernstein

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Treating Sexual Harassment With Respect, Anita Bernstein Dec 1997

Treating Sexual Harassment With Respect, Anita Bernstein

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Resistance To Equality, Elizabeth M. Schneider Apr 1996

Resistance To Equality, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Epilogue: Making Reconceptualization Of Violence Against Women Real, Elizabeth M. Schneider Jan 1995

Epilogue: Making Reconceptualization Of Violence Against Women Real, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Feminist Lawmaking And Historical Consciousness: Bringing The Past Into The Future, Elizabeth M. Schneider Oct 1994

Feminist Lawmaking And Historical Consciousness: Bringing The Past Into The Future, Elizabeth M. Schneider

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Law, Culture, And Harassment, Anita Bernstein Apr 1994

Law, Culture, And Harassment, Anita Bernstein

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