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Courting justice : gay men and lesbians v. the Supreme Court / Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price.
Publication details: New York : Basic Books, c2001.Description: viii, 582, [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0465015131 :
- HQ76.8.U5 M87 2001
Contents:
Summary: Former Washington Post editor Joyce Murdoch and her partner, lesbian columnist Deb Price, reveal how the nation's highest court has reacted to cases of discrimination against gays. Photos.
Introduction: "Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain" -- ONE Standard of Justice -- "A Burning Sense of Injustice" -- Beefcake on the Menu -- "More Than a Homosexual" -- "Afflicted with Homosexuality" -- Nowhere to Hide -- Nothing to Hide -- A Marble Storm Cellar -- Ominous, "Unsettled" Times -- The Chess Master Makes His Move -- Adrift in a Sea of Gay Clerks -- Branded Second-Class Citizens -- Confirming Hostility -- Crawling Toward Empathy -- Turning a Major Corner -- "The Constitution 'Neither Knows Nor Tolerates Classes Among Citizens'" -- Counting to [Five] Four -- Conclusion: Seeking the Shortest Path to Equal Justice.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-563) and index.
Introduction: "Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain" -- ONE Standard of Justice -- "A Burning Sense of Injustice" -- Beefcake on the Menu -- "More Than a Homosexual" -- "Afflicted with Homosexuality" -- Nowhere to Hide -- Nothing to Hide -- A Marble Storm Cellar -- Ominous, "Unsettled" Times -- The Chess Master Makes His Move -- Adrift in a Sea of Gay Clerks -- Branded Second-Class Citizens -- Confirming Hostility -- Crawling Toward Empathy -- Turning a Major Corner -- "The Constitution 'Neither Knows Nor Tolerates Classes Among Citizens'" -- Counting to [Five] Four -- Conclusion: Seeking the Shortest Path to Equal Justice.
Former Washington Post editor Joyce Murdoch and her partner, lesbian columnist Deb Price, reveal how the nation's highest court has reacted to cases of discrimination against gays. Photos.
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