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Dishonorable passions Dishonorable passions William N. Eskridge A fascinating one-of-a-kind history of the government’s regulation of sexual behavior. From the Pentagon to the wedding chapel, there are few issues more controversial today than gay rights. As Willi… OL15082470W
Gay and lesbian rights in the United States Gay and lesbian rights in the United States Walter L. Williams The movement for gay and lesbian rights in America is a response to long-held beliefs that have, at times throughout the history of the United States, made homosexuality legally, politically, and soc… OL18377259W
The Laramie Project The Laramie Project Stephen Belber,Moisés Kaufman,Andy Paris,Tectonic Theater Project,Leigh Fondakowski,Greg Pierotti Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating [and death of Matthew Shepard] and con… OL2721322W
Out Law Out Law Lisa Keen The enormous advances of the civil rights movement have made it easier for LGBT youth to be "out," yet their increased visibility has led to myriad legal issues involving such critical matters as fre… OL2740252W
Sex-Crime Panic Sex-Crime Panic Neil Miller Following the brutal murders of two children in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1954, police, in an attempt to quell public hysteria, arrested 20 men whom the authorities never claimed had anything to do with t… OL3470377W
The Trials of Oscar Wilde The Trials of Oscar Wilde H. Montgomery Hyde Account of the trial in a libel action brought against Lord Queensberry and the trials of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor, which were held in the Central Criminal Court of London. OL3772395W
Perverts by official order Perverts by official order Lawrence R. Murphy This candid book documents for the first time the U.S. Navy’s use of entrapment in pursuit of homosexuals in and around Newport, Rhode Island, during the early twentieth century. This most extensive … OL4983647W
Covering Covering Kenji Yoshino Everyone covers. To cover is to downplay a disfavored trait so as to blend into the mainstream. Because all of us possess stigmatized attributes, we all encounter pressure to cover in our daily lives… OL5846775W
Gaylaw Gaylaw William N. Eskridge This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues concerning gender and sexual nonconformity in the United States. Part One, which covers the years from the post-Civil War period to… OL8104480W