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Ball, Carlos A.

The First Amendment and LGBT Equality : A Contentious History / Carlos A. Ball. - 1 online resource (368 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: From the First Amendment to LGBT Equality -- 1. Moral Displacement and Obscenity Law -- 2. Coming Together and Free Expression -- 3. Coming Out and Free Expression -- 4. Activism in and out of the Courts -- Part II: From LGBT Equality to the First Amendment -- 5. The Race and Gender Precedents -- 6. LGBT Equality and the Right to Exclude -- 7. Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

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Carlos A. Ball argues that as progressives fight the First Amendment claims of religious conservatives and other LGBT opponents, they should take care not to forget the crucial role the First Amendment played in the early decades of the movement, and not to erode the safeguards of liberty that allowed LGBT rights to exist in the first place.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674977990

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674977990 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Discrimination--Law and legislation--History--United States--20th century.
Freedom of expression--History--United States--20th century.
Gay rights--History--United States--20th century.
Sexual minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--History--United States--20th century.
LAW / Legal History.

LC Class. No.: KF4754

Dewey Class. No.: 342.73087