Sexual Orientation and Rights

Abstract

Contents: Introduction. Part I Organizing the Arguments: Sexual orientation and the politics of biology: a critique of the argument from immutability, Janet E. Halley. Part II Substantive Progressive Arguments: Sexual autonomy and the constitutional right to privacy: a case study in human rights and the unwritten constitution, David A.J. Richards Liberal community, Ronald Dworkin Sexual orientation and the constitution: a test case for human rights, Edwin Cameron Hardwick and historiography, William N. Eskridge, Jr Editorial note: The constitutional status of sexual orientation: homosexuality as a suspect classification, Harvard Law Review Recognising new kinds of direct sex discrimination: transsexualism, sexual orientation and dress codes, Robert Wintemute Pornographies, Leslie Green Pornography/death: the problem of gay pornography in a straight supremacist system, Shannon Gilreath. Part III Conservative Arguments and Responses to Them: Law, morality and 'sexual orientation', John M. Finnis Is marriage inherently heterosexual?, Andrew Koppelman. Part IV Radical Arguments: Developing lesbian legal theory/Sexual privacy/Discourses of discrimination, Ruthann Robson Essential rights and contested identities: sexual orientation and equality rights jurisprudence in Canada, Carl F. Stychin On being beside oneself: on the limits of sexual automony, Judith Butler. Name index.