Queers in Court - Gay Rights Law and Public Policy

Informationen zum Autor By Susan Gluck Mezey Klappentext In Queers in Court, Susan Gluck Mezey examines the contemporary battle for gay and lesbian rights in the United States, tracing the evolution of issues from same sex marriage and privacy rights to military service and employment discrimination. By combining analyses of nearly three hundred cases from both federal and state courts with detailed explorations of the paths these issues have taken through legislative and executive bodies, she provides the most comprehensive analysis of queer rights in law and policy to date. Both scholars seeking a case study in minority rights and those looking for a primer in gay and lesbian politics will find Mezey's book of interest. Zusammenfassung Examines the contemporary battle for gay and lesbian rights in the United States! tracing the evolution of issues from same sex marriage and private rights to military service and employment discrimination. This work provides the comprehensive analysis of queer rights in law and policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Table of Cases Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. Forging Gay Rights Activism Chapter 5 2. Litigating Equality and Privacy Rights Chapter 6 3. Struggling over Same Sex Marriage Chapter 7 4. Contesting Inequality in the Military Chapter 8 5. Challenging Employment Discrimination Chapter 9 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Susan Gluck Mezey
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2007
• EAN: 9780742549326
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4932-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics