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1001577
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b755947
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| Main Entry
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Eskridge, William N.,Jr.,1951-
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Gaylaw : : challenging the apartheid of the closet /\ William N. Eskridge, Jr.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (ix, 470 pages)
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0674008049
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: 0674036581
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: 9780674008045
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: 9780674036581
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0674341619
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9780674341616
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-461) and index.
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| Contents
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Masquerade and the law, 1880-1946 -- Kulturkampf and the threatening closet, 1946-1961 -- Coming out and challenging the closet, 1961-1981 -- Hardwick and historiography -- The sexualized first amendment -- Multivocal prejudices and homo equality -- Sexual consent paradoxes -- Beyond families we choose -- Religion and homosexuality: equality practice.
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| Abstract
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This text provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues concerning gender and sexual nonconformity in the United States. The text is split into three parts covering the post-Civil war period to the 1980s, contemporary issues and legal arguments.
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Gay men-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States.
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Gays-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States.
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Homosexuality-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Lesbians-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States.
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Homosexualité-- Droit-- États-Unis.
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Homosexuels-- Droit-- États-Unis.
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Lesbiennes-- Droit-- États-Unis.
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Gay men-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Gays-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Homosexuality-- Law and legislation.
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LAW / Gender the Law
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LAW-- Constitutional.
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LAW-- Public.
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Lesbians-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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342.73/087
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| LC Classification
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KF4754.5.E84 1999eb
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| Parallel Title
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Gay law
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