The Case for Gay Rights: From Bowers to Lawrence and Beyond

by David A.J. Richards and David A J Richards

Book Overview

As Americans wrestle with red-versus-blue debates over traditional values, defense of marriage, and gay rights, reason often seems to take a back seat to emotion. In response, David Richards, a widely respected legal scholar and long-time champion of gay rights, reflects upon the constitutional and democratic principles--relating to privacy, intimate life, free speech, tolerance, and conscience-that underpin these often heated debates.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700613919
• ISBN13: 9780700613915
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"