Before Lawrence v. Texas : the making of a queer social movement
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Nonfiction | 342.73 PHELPS | In Library |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Civil rights workers -- Texas -- Biography
Gay liberation movement -- Texas -- History
Gay rights -- Texas -- Cases -- History
Gay rights -- United States -- History
Sodomy -- Law and legislation -- Texas -- History
Sodomy -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History
Sodomy -- Texas -- Cases -- History
Gay liberation movement -- Texas -- History
Gay rights -- Texas -- Cases -- History
Gay rights -- United States -- History
Sodomy -- Law and legislation -- Texas -- History
Sodomy -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History
Sodomy -- Texas -- Cases -- History
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Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description
"In Before Lawrence, Wesley Phelps recounts the legal challenges to discriminatory Texas sodomy laws before the major breakthrough in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas. While most scholars and activists recognize the Lawrence decision to be the foundation for all subsequent gains for gay and lesbian equality in the twenty-first century, Phelps argues that the earlier legal challenges laid the necessary groundwork for the modern movement for queer civil rights. By probing the fascinating human stories behind these cases, this book offers a rare glimpse into an important component in the movement for gay and lesbian equality and constitutional reform in the United States. The main contribution of the book is to challenge the widely held assumption that the Lawrence v. Texas decision came out of nowhere in 2003. In reality, over several decades grassroots activists had been busy building the organizational groundwork and legal strategies necessary for this final victory over archaic sodomy laws in the United States. In the process, these activists played significant roles in creating and shaping our modern gay and lesbian rights movement"--,Provided by publisher
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Phelps, W. G. (2023). Before Lawrence v. Texas: the making of a queer social movement (First edition). University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phelps, Wesley G.. 2023. Before Lawrence V. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement. University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phelps, Wesley G.. Before Lawrence V. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement University of Texas Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Phelps, Wesley G.. Before Lawrence V. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement First edition, University of Texas Press, 2023.
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