Category: Legal

Posted in Award Winner Legal

Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage by Nancy D. Polikoff

Nancy D. Polikoff | Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage | Part of the Queer Ideas series, edited by Michael BronskiA persuasive argument for why married couples, gay or straight, should not receive special ri

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On Our Terms by Laurie Bell

Laurie Bell | On Our Terms | According to Laurie Bell (On Our Own Terms), “there is nothing in federal or provincial legislation permitting or prohibiting gays and lesbians to mar

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Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians by Anthony C. Infanti

Anthony C. Infanti | Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians | Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians and Those Who Care about Them accessibly explains the myriad ways the law applies to and affects lesbian and gay li

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Legal

The Other Mother by Nancy Abrams

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

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Gay Men, Lesbians and the Law by Ruthann Robson

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

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The New Civil War by Diane Silver

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

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Lesbian (Out)law by Ruthann Robson

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

Posted in Legal Parenting & Families

Long Way Home by Jeanne Jullion

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

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Sappho Goes to Law School: Fragments in Lesbian Legal Theory by Ruthann Robson

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

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Try This at Home! by Matthew A. Coles

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