Category: Legal

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

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

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

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