Category: Law & Government

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Same-Sex Marriage, Legal Mobilization, & the Politics of Rights by Dupuis Martin

Dupuis Martin | Same-Sex Marriage, Legal Mobilization, & the Politics of Rights | The civil rights of lesbians and gay men are a prominent issue on the public agenda today, and one of the most contentious debates is the recognition

Posted in Law & Government LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Parenting & Families

Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships by Robert Wintemute; Mads Tønnesson Andenæs

Robert Wintemute; Mads Tønnesson Andenæs | Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships | Should same-sex couples be permitted to marry? Or should a separate institution of registered partnership’ or ‘civil union’ be created for them? Or sh

Posted in Black Interest Law & Government LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

Freedom To Love for All by Yemisi Ilesanmi

Yemisi Ilesanmi | Freedom To Love for All | Sexuality rights remain a controversial issue in many parts of Africa; it is not just a controversial issue but also a taboo subject. Many countries i

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The Eu Enlargement And Gay Politics by Heleen Touquet; Koen Slootmaeckers; Peter Vermeersch

Heleen Touquet; Koen Slootmaeckers; Peter Vermeersch | The Eu Enlargement And Gay Politics | This book offers a well-investigated and accessible picture of the current situation around the politics of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgen

Posted in Black Interest Law & Government Popular Culture

The Meaning of Freedom by Angela Y. Davis

Angela Y. Davis | The Meaning of Freedom | What is the meaning of freedom? Angela Y. Davis’ life and work have been dedicated to examining this fundamental question and to ending all forms of o

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Law & Government

Thirty-Eight Witnesses by A.M. Rosenthal

A.M. Rosenthal | Thirty-Eight Witnesses | [Rosenthal] told a stunning, tragic story and called each one of us to account for averting our eyes–and hearts–and voices.’-Mike Wallace, 60 Minute

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Twisted Confessions by Charles E. Skoller

Charles E. Skoller | Twisted Confessions | In the early 1960s, the quiet borough of Queens was rocked by the violent and brutal murders of Barbara Kralik, Annie Mae Johnson, and Kitty Genovese.

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Law & Government

Fifty Years After Kitty Genovese by Albert A. Seedman; Peter Hellman

Albert A. Seedman; Peter Hellman | Fifty Years After Kitty Genovese | An investigator in the infamous New York murder looks back on the Kitty Genovese case and examines its enduring legacy. Fifty years after she was vi

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Kitty Genovese by Catherine Pelonero

Catherine Pelonero | Kitty Genovese | Written in a flowing narrative style, “Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences” presents the story of the horri

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Kitty Genovese by Kevin Cook

Kevin Cook | Kitty Genovese | At last, the true story of a crime that shocked the world. New York City, 1964. A young woman is stabbed to death on her front stoop–a murder the New