LEADER 04880nam 2200661 450 001 9910786532803321 005 20230803203012.0 010 $a0-8135-6872-2 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813568720 035 $a(CKB)3710000000128613 035 $a(EBL)1711412 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001224754 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12549725 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001224754 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11282061 035 $a(PQKB)11069165 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1711412 035 $a(OCoLC)881430362 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31604 035 $a(DE-B1597)529826 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813568720 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1711412 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10882854 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL618745 035 $a(OCoLC)881570965 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000128613 100 $a20140627h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLaw and the gay rights story $ethe long search for equal justice in a divided democracy /$fWalter Frank 210 1$aNew Brunswick, New Jersey :$cRutgers University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8135-6871-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matt r --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tPART I. The Freedom Struggle (1945-1992) --$t1. Isolation, Oppression, and Emergence (1945-1969) --$t2. Stonewall (1969) --$t3. Invisible No Longer (1969-1981) --$t4. The AIDS Crisis and Its Legacy (1981-1992) --$tPART II. The Struggle for Legal Equality (1993 to the Present) --$t5. Three Key Developments --$t6. The Debate over Gay Rights --$t7. The Workplace --$t8. Freedom from Violence; Freedom to Serve --$t9. The Public School Struggle --$t10. The Gay Family --$t11. The Movement's Critics --$tPART III. The Right to Marry --$t12. The State Constitutional Battles --$t13. The Supreme Court Confronts Same-Sex Marriage --$tConclusion --$tSuggested Reading --$tReferences --$tCases --$tIndex --$tAbout the author 330 $aFor much of the 20th century, American gays and lesbians lived in fear that public exposure of their sexualities might cause them to be fired, blackmailed, or even arrested. Today, they are enjoying an unprecedented number of legal rights and protections. Clearly, the tides have shifted for gays and lesbians, but what caused this enormous sea change? In his gripping new book, Walter Frank offers an in-depth look at the court cases that were pivotal in establishing gay rights. But he also tells the story of those individuals who were willing to make waves by fighting for those rights, taking enormous personal risks at a time when the tide of public opinion was against them. Frank's accessible style brings complex legal issues down to earth but, as a former litigator, never loses sight of the law's human dimension and the context of the events occurring outside the courtroom. Chronicling the past half-century of gay and lesbian history, Law and the Gay Rights Story offers a unique perspective on familiar events like the Stonewall Riots, the AIDS crisis, and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Frank pays special attention to the constitutional issues surrounding same-sex marriage and closely analyzes the two recent Supreme Court cases addressing the issue. While a strong advocate for gay rights, Frank also examines critiques of the movement, including some coming from the gay community itself. Comprehensive in coverage, the book explains the legal and constitutional issues involved in each of the major goals of the gay rights movement: a safe and healthy school environment, workplace equality, an end to anti-gay violence, relationship recognition, and full integration into all the institutions of the larger society, including marriage and military service. Drawing from extensive archival research and from decades of experience as a practicing litigator, Frank not only provides a vivid history, but also shows where the battle for gay rights might go from here. 606 $aHomosexuality$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aGay rights$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aStonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969 606 $aGay liberation movement$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aHomosexuality$xLaw and legislation$xHistory. 615 0$aGay rights$xHistory. 615 0$aStonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969. 615 0$aGay liberation movement$xHistory. 676 $a342.7308/7 700 $aFrank$b Walter$01505352 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786532803321 996 $aLaw and the gay rights story$93734849 997 $aUNINA