The case for gay rights from Bowers to Lawrence and beyond
The personal as political -- Philosophy -- Judicial review in the United States after World War II: free speech and gay rights as a protest movement -- Judicial review in the United States after World War II : religion, race, and gender -- The constitutional right to privacy -- Bowers v. Hardwick --...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Lawrence, Kan.
Univ. Press of Kansas
2005
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The personal as political -- Philosophy -- Judicial review in the United States after World War II: free speech and gay rights as a protest movement -- Judicial review in the United States after World War II : religion, race, and gender -- The constitutional right to privacy -- Bowers v. Hardwick -- Lawrence v. Texas -- Sexual orientation as a suspect class -- Same-sex marriage -- Psychology. As Americans wrestle with debates over traditional values, defense of marriage, and gay rights, reason often seems to take a back seat to emotion. In response, legal scholar Richards reflects upon the constitutional and democratic principles--relating to privacy, intimate life, free speech, tolerance, and conscience--that underpin these often heated debates. The distillation of Richards's thirty-year advocacy for the rights of gays and lesbians, his book provides a reflective treatise on basic human rights that touch all of our lives. He places in context two key Supreme Court cases: the 1986 Bowers v. Hardwick decision, and the 2003 Lawrence v. Texas decision which overturned it. Drawing upon his own experiences as a gay man, Richards interweaves personal observations with philosophical, political, judicial, and psychological insights to make a case that gays should be entitled to the same rights and protections that every American enjoys.--From publisher description. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 247 S. |
| ISBN: | 0700613919 0-7006-1391-9 |