03097oam 2200565I 450 991046433440332120170821195232.01-315-85973-41-317-94059-810.4324/9781315859736 (CKB)3710000000186052(EBL)1734009(SSID)ssj0001261980(PQKBManifestationID)12540818(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001261980(PQKBWorkID)11211369(PQKB)10463123(MiAaPQ)EBC1734009(OCoLC)897465790(EXLCZ)99371000000018605220180706e20131980 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHomosexuality and the law /guest editor, Donald C. KnutsonNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (298 p.)Research on Homosexuality,0091-8369 ;Volume 1"A special double issue of the Journal of homosexuality (Fall 1979-Winter 1980), Volume 5, Nos. 1 and 2."First published 1980 by the Haworth Press.0-917724-14-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; THE LEGAL ARENA: PROGRESS FOR GAY CIVIL RIGHTS; PERCEPTIONS OF HOMOSEXUALITY BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA; HOMOSEXUAL ACTS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW AND THE RIGHTS OF GAY PERSONS; THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT AND THE RIGHTS OF HOMOSEXUAL ALIENS; SOCIAL ATTITUDES, LEGAL STANDARDS AND PERSONAL TRAUMA IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES; PUBLIC MANIFESTATIONS OF PERSONAL MORALITY: LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF SOLICITATION STATUTES TO CONTROL HOMOSEXUAL CRUISINGTHE HOMOSEXUAL PERSON IN THE MILITARY AND IN NATIONAL SECURITY EMPLOYMENTTHE EMERGENCE OF ASSOCIATIONAL RIGHTS FOR HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS; INDEX; TABLE OF CASESA fascinating exploration of how the law--as viewed and decided by the courts--often embodies fear and prejudice against homosexuality, and thereby, becomes the instrument for discrimination. This valuable book covers a wide range of subjects, illustrating the extent to which the lives of gay persons are touched by these laws and providing a highly critical examination of the response by the American judicial system to our claims for equal protection under the law. Leading law professors and practicing lawyers address the important legal issues and court decisions relevant to male and female hResearch on homosexuality ;Volume 1.HomosexualityLaw and legislationUnited StatesElectronic books.HomosexualityLaw and legislation342/.73/085Knutson Donald C57971MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464334403321Homosexuality and the law2031971UNINA