4 options
The gay rights question in contemporary American law / Andrew Koppelman.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koppelman, Andrew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Gay people.
- Sexual minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Sexual minorities.
- LGBTQ+ civil rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-197) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612537479
- 9781282537477
- 1282537474
- 9780226451039
- 0226451038
- OCLC:
- 593356217
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.