Gay Families and the Courts: The Quest for Equal Rights
- ISBN-10
- 0742562190
- ISBN-13
- 9780742562196
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Susan Gluck Mezey
Description
This book makes a unique contribution to the study of gay rights politics by assessing the laws and policies governing the rights of gay children and gay families. The focus of the analysis will be on decision-making by state and lower federal courts_the very courts where the bulk of these questions are likely to be resolved.
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