Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet
- ISBN-10
- 0674036581
- ISBN-13
- 9780674036581
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-30
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- William N. Eskridge, William N Eskridge
Description
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 1980's, contemporary issues and legal arguments.
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