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First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Leslie Moran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,41 MB
Release : 2002-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1134896468
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Leslie Moran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,11 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 113489645X
First published in 1996. The Homosexual(ity) of Law is an innovative and important investigation of the legal representation of identity and sexuality. This wide-ranging and theoretical study demands that we think again about the legal regulation of sexual relations. It examines how both sense and nonsense of same-sex relations are made in law by way of ‘homosexual’. It explores how the introduction of an idea of homosexuality both promotes the continued abhorrence and increased punishment of same-sex relations and makes possible reforms in the law that promote respect for these relations. This study investigates the struggles that surround the review of the law on ‘homosexuality’ undertaken by the Wolfenden Committee in the 1950s and explores the peculiarities of the enactment of the term ‘homosexual’ into the law of England in 1967. It challenges the current understanding that ‘homosexual’ is either a term used to name a specific category of act or a term that is merely used to name an identity. The Homosexual(ity) of Law shows how ‘homosexual’ is a term that signifies both of these things, but it is also capable of expressing many other meanings. It explores the values that are given a voice through this new term in law. It also demonstrates that ‘homosexual’ in law is a reference to a complex technology of interrogation, surveillance and documentation that isolates gestures, speech and deportment and gives them meaning as ‘homosexual’ in law. Through an analysis of various police practices, the day-to-day decisions of the judiciary in high profile test cases and recent Parliamentary debates relating to the age of consent law reform, The Homosexual(ity) of Law explores the way this ‘homosexual(ity)’ is put to use in current legal practice.
Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 21,82 MB
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 1135055173
Law, Religion and Homosexuality is the first book-length study of how religion has shaped, and continues to shape, legislation that regulates the lives of gay men and lesbians . Through a systematic examination of how religious discourse influences the making of law – in the form of official interventions made by faith communities and organizations, as well as by expressions of faith by individual legislators – the authors argue that religion continues to be central to both enabling and restricting the development of sexual orientation equality. Whilst some claim that faith has been marginalized in the legislative processes of contemporary western societies, Johnson and Vanderbeck show the significant impact of religion in a number of substantive legal areas relating to sexual orientation including: same-sex sexual relations, family life, civil partnership and same-sex marriage, equality in employment and the provision of goods and services, hate speech regulation, and education. Law, Religion and Homosexuality demonstrates the dynamic interplay between law and religion in respect of homosexuality and will be of considerable interest to a wide audience of academics, policy makers and stakeholders.
Author : Donald Knutson, J.D.
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,69 MB
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 131794058X
A 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 homosexuality--criminal punishment for gay sex acts, employment discrimination, child custody, gay organizational rights, and more.
Author : Harvard Law Review
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674802933
This book gives an overview of how the laws of the time affect lesbians and gay men in how they go about their lives.
Author : Derek McGhee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 18,65 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134535392
This book explores contemporary social theory and developments in the study of sexuality through the analysis of law and its practices. Each chapter explores the power of discourse in law in relation to homosexualities, while simultaneously examining how homosexuals resist and disrupt these legal discourses. It is a valuable addition to the literature of the fields of Sociology, Cultural Studies, Law, Politics, Gender Studies and Sexuality.
Author : Didi Herman
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781439901441
An exploration of the contested field of gay and lesbian sexuality and the law.
Author : Richard D. Mohr
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780231067355
-- The Advocate
Author : Chuck Stewart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 40,34 MB
Release : 2001-05-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 1576075907
This reference work provides important information about the role academic research has played in the ever-evolving laws covering homosexuality. A comprehensive overview of homosexuality and the law, this fascinating dictionary opens with a history of the Gay Rights Movement which started in Germany during the l860s with Karl Heinrich Ulrich, the "Grandfather of Gay Liberation," who wrote 12 books including, Researches on the Riddle of Love Between Men. Homosexuals were later herded into Nazi concentration camps, where 50,000 of them died. When the war ended, Allied commanders forced homosexuals to finish their prison sentences. This book has 112 entries on subjects such as absurd sex laws, the Crittendon Report, the Boy Scouts, the l996 Defense of Marriage Act, surgical alterations, discrimination, sodomy, loitering, wills, and more. A nearly 100 page appendix details state and local laws. The book includes a list of advocacy organizations and other references, a table of cases, and an extensive bibliography.
Author : Roger S. Mitchell
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Homosexuality
ISBN :