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.

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

Gay people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 582, [8] p. of plates : ill.).

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2001.

Language Note:

This edition in English.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

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

1. ONE standard of justice

2. "A burning sense of injustice"

3. Beefcake on the menu

4. "More than a homosexual"

5. "Afflicted with homosexuality"

6. Nowhere to hide

7. Nothing to hide

8. A marble storm cellar

9. Ominous, "unsettled" times

10. The chess master makes his move

11. Adrift in a sea of gay clerks

12. Branded second-class citizens

13. Confirming hostility

14. Crawling toward empathy

15. Turning a major corner

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

17. Counting to four

Conclusion: Seeking the shortest path to equal justice

Appendix

Notes on sources

Selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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

OCLC:

655054832