Courting justice : gay men and lesbians v. the Supreme Court / Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murdoch, Joyce.

Contributor:

Price, Deb.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay rights--United States.

Gay rights.

United States.

Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Gay people.

Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 582 pages of plates, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Gay men and lesbians v. the Supreme Court

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, [2001]

Summary:

Former Washington Post editor Joyce Murdoch and her partner, lesbian columnist Deb Price, reveal how the nation's highest court has reacted to cases of discrimination against gays. Photos.

Contents:

Introduction: "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"

ONE standard of justice

"A burning sense of injustice"

Beefcake on the menu

"More than a homosexual"

"Afflicted with homosexuality"

Nowhere to hide

Nothing to hide

A marble storm cellar

Ominous, "unsettled" times

The chess master makes his move

Adrift in a sea of gay clerks

Branded second-class citizens

Confirming hostility

Crawling toward empathy

Turning a major corner

"The Constitution 'neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens'"

Counting to five [lined out] four

Conclusion: Seeking the shortest path to equal justice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-563) and index.

Lambda Literary Awards - LGBT Studies, Winner, 2002

Other Format:

Online version: Murdoch, Joyce. Courting justice.

ISBN:

0465015131

9780465015139

046501514X

9780465015146

OCLC:

46996326

Online:

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