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The "Cure" That Harms: Sexual Orientation-Based Asylum And The Changing Definition Of Persecution, Alan G. Bennett
The "Cure" That Harms: Sexual Orientation-Based Asylum And The Changing Definition Of Persecution, Alan G. Bennett
Golden Gate University Law Review
This note will discuss the history of sexual orientation-based asylum law. Further, it will outline the statutory requirements for asylum, explain the legal procedure of gaining asylum, and discuss the case law recognition of lesbians and gay men as "a particular social group." In addition, it will address the standards and definitions of persecution.
Gay Men And Lesbians Down By Law In The 1990'S Usa: The Continuing Toll Of Bowers V. Hardwick, Mary C. Dunlap
Gay Men And Lesbians Down By Law In The 1990'S Usa: The Continuing Toll Of Bowers V. Hardwick, Mary C. Dunlap
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Article will take a look at these developments and will review the progress, stasis and backsliding of the movement for gay/lesbian civil rights, since (although not necessarily because of nor despite) the Supreme Court's decision of the Hardwick case. A review of all gay/lesbian rights cases decided since Hardwick is not contemplated here, even were such an enterprise practicable. Instead, this article attempts an exploration of some cases and situations in the layered social, psychological and political context in which these legal phenomena are occurring. The purpose is to determine what lessons we have learned in the years since …
Survey: Women And California Law, Carol A. King
Survey: Women And California Law, Carol A. King
Golden Gate University Law Review
This survey of California Law, a regular feature of the Women's Law Forum, summarizes recent California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions of special importance to women. A brief analysis of the issues pertinent to women raised in each case is provided.