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Sexual Politics And Social Change, Darren L. Hutchinson
Sexual Politics And Social Change, Darren L. Hutchinson
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The Article examines the impact of social movement activity upon the advancement of GLBT rights. It analyzes the state and local strategy that GLBT social movements utilized to alter the legal status of sexual orientation and sexuality following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick. Successful advocacy before state and local courts, human rights commissions, and legislatures fundamentally shifted public opinion and laws regarding sexual orientation and sexuality between Bowers and the Supreme Court’s ruling in Lawrence v. Texas. This altered landscape created the “political opportunity” for the Lawrence ruling and made the opinion relatively “safe.”
Currently, GLBT rights …
The Phases And Faces Of The Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation, Angela J. Davis, James E. Coleman Jr, Michael Gerhardt, K.C. Johnson
The Phases And Faces Of The Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation, Angela J. Davis, James E. Coleman Jr, Michael Gerhardt, K.C. Johnson
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Legal Responses To Sexual Violence In Custody: State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Staff Sexual Abuse Of Individuals Under Custodial Supervision, Brenda V. Smith, Jaime M. Yarussi
Legal Responses To Sexual Violence In Custody: State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Staff Sexual Abuse Of Individuals Under Custodial Supervision, Brenda V. Smith, Jaime M. Yarussi
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This publication is part of a larger scholarly project and one in a series that aims to create a “legal toolkit” for addressing sexual violence in custody. This publication begins with a brief discussion of staff sexual misconduct, and then examines a variety of definitions of staff sexual misconduct as defined by federal law. Next, the publication explores, in detail, sexual misconduct as defined by state criminal laws in the United States, provides examples of current state criminal laws on staff sexual misconduct and discusses the legal implications of these statutes. Finally, this publication concludes by reviewing the policy issues …
A Mother Should Not Have To Adopt Her Own Child: Parentage Laws For Children Of Lesbian Couples In The Twenty-First Century, Nancy Polikoff
A Mother Should Not Have To Adopt Her Own Child: Parentage Laws For Children Of Lesbian Couples In The Twenty-First Century, Nancy Polikoff
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Equality And Justice For Lesbian And Gay Families And Relationships, Nancy Polikoff
Equality And Justice For Lesbian And Gay Families And Relationships, Nancy Polikoff
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In 1989, Tom Stoddard and Paula Ettelbrick, attorneys with the gay rights group Lambda Legal, published side-by-side opposing essays about whether marriage for same-sex couples should be a movement priority. Rutgers Law Review is publishing a 2009 symposium commemorating the 20th anniversary of these now-iconic essays. This article is part of that symposium. It places the Ettelbrick essay, and the groundbreaking case of Braschi v. Stahl Associates decided the same year, in the context of the gay rights movement's strong support of family diversity. It then critiques the contemporary right-wing marriage movement for blaming all social problems on family diversity/aka …
Law That Values All Families: Beyond (Straight And Gay) Marriage, Nancy Polikoff
Law That Values All Families: Beyond (Straight And Gay) Marriage, Nancy Polikoff
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