Sexuality and Law

Ruthann Robson is Professor of Law and University Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York School of Law, where she has taught in the areas of Constitutional Law and Sexuality and Law since 1990. She is the author of several books about sexuality and legal theory, including Lesbian (Out)Law and Sappho Goes to Law School, as well numerous articles published in the United States, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. She frequently speaks about sexuality issues throughout the world.

Contents: Introduction; Part I Adult Relationships: Chatting with the lady in the grocery store about Hernandez v Robles, the New York same-sex marriage case, John B. Mitchell; Marriage or liberation? Reflections on two strategies in the struggle for lesbian and gay rights and relationship recognition, Edward Stein; From functional family to spinster sisters: Australia's distinctive path to relationship recognition, Reg Graycar and Jenni Millbank; Law that values all families: beyond (straight and gay) marriage, Nancy D. Polikoff; The legal recognition of same-sex relationships within the European Union, Katharina Boele-Woelki; The 'inevitability' of same-sex marriage in South Africa's post-apartheid state, Pierre De Vos; Is Barbados ready for same-sex marriage? Analysis of legal and social constructs, Céline Abramschmitt; A mere switch or a fundamental change? Theorizing transgender marriage, Ruthann Robson. Part II Parenting: (When) are rights wrong? Rights discourses and indeterminacy in gay and lesbian parents' custody cases, Kimberley D. Richman; From Fretté to E.B.: the European Court of Human Rights on gay and lesbian adoption, Kathleen A. Doty; One, two or three parents? Lesbian co-mothers and a known donor with 'family life' under Dutch law, Machteld Vonk; Gendering legal parenthood: bio-genetic ties, intentionality and responsibility, Susan B. Boyd. Part III Youth and the Elderly: The legally queer child, Bruce MacDougall; Who will make room for the intersexed?, Kate Haas; When your attorney is your enemy: preliminary thoughts on ensuring effective representation for queer youth, Sarah Valentine; From jailbird to jailbait: age of consent laws and the construction of teenage sexualities, Kate Sutherland; Nursing wounds: why LGBT elders need protection from discrimination and abuse based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Jaime E. Hovey; Name index.