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From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits That Have Changed Our Nation

Michael Bronski

4.8/5 ( ratings)

Engaging and largely untold, From the Closet to the Courtroom explores how five pivotal lawsuits have altered LGBT history. Beginning each case narrative at the center—with the litigants and their lawyers—law professor Carlos Ball follows the stories behind each crucial lawsuit. He traces the parties from their communities to the courtroom, while deftly weaving in rich sociohistorical context and analyzing the lasting legal and political impact of each judicial outcome.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Beacon Press

Release: May 10, 2011

ISBN: 0807001538

ISBN 13: 9780807001530

From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits That Have Changed Our Nation

Michael Bronski

4.8/5 ( ratings)

Engaging and largely untold, From the Closet to the Courtroom explores how five pivotal lawsuits have altered LGBT history. Beginning each case narrative at the center—with the litigants and their lawyers—law professor Carlos Ball follows the stories behind each crucial lawsuit. He traces the parties from their communities to the courtroom, while deftly weaving in rich sociohistorical context and analyzing the lasting legal and political impact of each judicial outcome.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Beacon Press

Release: May 10, 2011

ISBN: 0807001538

ISBN 13: 9780807001530

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