Category: Legal

Nancy Abrams | The Other Mother | ‘On a spring day in 1993, Nancy Abrams helped her daughter dress for day care, packed her lunch, and said good-bye. Next she drove to court, where she

Ruthann Robson | Gay Men, Lesbians and the Law | From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up?A clear, well-organized, careful summary of the law as it relates to gay men and lesbians. Robson examines

Diane Silver | The New Civil War | Describes the struggle by American lesbians and gay men to ensure their civil rights.

Ruthann Robson | Lesbian (Out)law | From Library Journal

By putting lesbians at the core instead of in line behind gay men or feminists, Lesbian (Out) Law breaks new ground in enunci

Jeanne Jullion | Long Way Home | The legal and personal history of a Lesbian mother’s custody battle.

Ruthann Robson | Sappho Goes to Law School: Fragments in Lesbian Legal Theory | Ruthann Robson’s canny, well-written essays on lesbian legal theory and pedagogy, rooted in her experience as a lesbian professor at a progressive law

Matthew A. Coles | Try This at Home! | Try This at Home! is a practical, no-nonsense guide for individuals and grass-roots groups on how to pass laws and policies that protect lesbians, gay

Meredith Maran; Angela Watrous | 50 Ways to Support Lesbian and Gay Equality | Homosexuality has been politicized. But when the issue hits home, whether it involves a family member, colleague, or neighbor who’s gay, all that cont

Vicky Whipple | Lesbian Widows | The death of a life partner poses unique challenges for lesbians. ‘Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief’ reveals the touching and very personal stories of

Lisa Keen | Out Law | Part of the Queer Action series, edited by Michael BronskiThe first–and only–guide for LGBT youth about the law and how it affects themThe enormous