03657nam 2200709Ia 450 991081918600332120200520144314.01-282-53747-40-226-45103-8978661253747910.7208/9780226451039(CKB)2520000000006463(EBL)496621(OCoLC)593356217(SSID)ssj0000338022(PQKBManifestationID)11297334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338022(PQKBWorkID)10295563(PQKB)10183429(SSID)ssj0000437018(PQKBManifestationID)12129382(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437018(PQKBWorkID)10431831(PQKB)11330358(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122558(MiAaPQ)EBC496621(DE-B1597)524153(OCoLC)748211734(DE-B1597)9780226451039(Au-PeEL)EBL496621(CaPaEBR)ebr10372068(CaONFJC)MIL253747(EXLCZ)99252000000000646320011113d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe gay rights question in contemporary American law /Andrew Koppelman1st ed.Chicago University of Chicago Press20021 online resource (222 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-45100-3 0-226-45101-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-197) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Chapter One. Equal Protection and Invidious Intent --Chapter Two. The Right to Privacy? --Chapter Three. The Sex Discrimination Argument, and Objections --Chapter Four. Why Discriminate? --Chapter Five. Choice of Law and Public Policy --Chapter Six. Dumb and Doma. Why the Defense of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional --Epilogue. The Limitations of the Courts --Notes --IndexThe gay rights question is whether the second-class legal status of gay people should be changed. In this book Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues that courts cannot and should not impose it. The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law offers an unusually nuanced analysis of the most pressing gay rights issues. Does antigay discrimination violate the Constitution? Is there any sound moral objection to homosexual conduct? Are such objections the moral and constitutional equivalent of racism? Must state laws recognizing same-sex unions be given effect in other states? Should courts take account of popular resistance to gay equality? Koppelman sheds new light on all these questions. Sure to upset purists on either side of the debate, Koppelman's book criticizes the legal arguments advanced both for and against gay rights. Just as important, it places these arguments in broader moral and social contexts, offering original, pragmatic, and workable legal solutions.GaysLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesSexual minoritiesLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesGaysLegal status, laws, etc.Sexual minoritiesLegal status, laws, etc.342.73087Koppelman Andrew1605076MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819186003321The gay rights question in contemporary American law3932610UNINA