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The Law Of The Land: Will Gay Marriage Change Marriage, And If So, How?, Martha Ertman
The Law Of The Land: Will Gay Marriage Change Marriage, And If So, How?, Martha Ertman
Martha M. Ertman
This panel, moderated by Naomi Cahn, included presentations by Martha Ertman, Liza Mundy, and Jonathan Rauch.
Gun Control, Mental Illness, And Black Trans And Lesbian Survival, Gabriel Arkles
Gun Control, Mental Illness, And Black Trans And Lesbian Survival, Gabriel Arkles
Gabriel Arkles
Those concerned with racial, gender, sexual, economic, or disability justice should be concerned about the direction and focus of national conversations in the wake of Newtown. Controversies over gun control and mental health treatment have a profound impact on those marginalized based on race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability. Gun control laws endanger trans people of color and queer women of color, as well as those labeled mentally ill, by failing to reduce interpersonal violence while increasing the violence of the criminal legal system. Instead of increasing incarceration of people in marginalized communities who choose to carry guns, we should …