The Future of Gay Rights in America

H.N. Hirsch is Mitau Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Macalester College and Adjunct Professor of Political Science and American Studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Enigma of Felix Frankfurter and A Theory of Liberty: The Constitution and Minorities.

Introduction


Part 1: Context


1. Some Lessons from Lawrence,


John D'Emilio


2. Questions of Tolerance and Fairness,


David O. Erdos


3. Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the 2004 Presidential Vote,


Kenneth Sherrill


4. The Symbolic Centrality of Gay Marriage in the 2004 Presidential Election,


Sean Cahill


5. The Anti-Gay Backlash?


Ethel D. Klein


Part 2: Decision


6. Some Thoughts on Institutional Life and "The Rest of the Closet"


John Brigham


7. The Unknown Past of Lawrence v Texas,


Dale Carpenter


8. The Rule of Lawrence,


Andrew Koppelman


9. Lawrence, Privacy, and the Marital Bedroom: A Few Telltale Signs of Worry,


Joe Rollins


10. The Continuing Triumph of Neo-Conservatism in American Constitutional Law,


Anna Marie Smith


11. Sexuality, Marriage, and Relationships: The Radical Potential of Lawrence,


Jo Ann Citron and Mary Lyndon Shanley


12. Why Lawrence Was Not Expected: A Critique of Pragmatic Legalist and Behavioral Explanations of Supreme Court Decision-making,


Ronald Kahn


13. To What Extent Should We Be Looking Abroad for Guidance in Interpreting the United States Constitution?


Sanford Levinson


Part 3: The Future


14. Liberal With a Twist: Queering Marriage,


H.N. Hirsch


15. The Polite Thing To Do,


Keith J. Bybee