Before Lawrence v. Texas : : The Making of a Queer Social Movement / / Wesley G. Phelps.
In 2003 the US Supreme Court overturned anti-sodomy laws across the country, ruling in Lawrence v. Texas that the Constitution protects private consensual sex between adults. To some, the decision seemed to come like lightning from above, altering the landscape of America’s sexual politics all at on...
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2023] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction. Before Lawrence v. Texas
- Chapter 1 Buchanan v. Batchelor and the Evolution of the Texas Sodomy Statute, 1965– 1974
- Chapter 2 The Texas Homosexual Conduct Law in Action, 1974– 1982
- Chapter 3 Resisting the Effects of the Texas Homosexual Conduct Law, 1974– 1982
- Chapter 4 Baker v. Wade, 1975– 1986
- Chapter 5 Morales v. Texas and England v. City of Dallas, 1986– 1994
- Conclusion. Lawrence v. Texas Reconsidered
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Photo Credits
- Index