Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet

by William N. Eskridge Jr.

Book Overview

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues concerning gender and sexual nonconformity in the United States. Part One, which covers the years from the post-Civil War period to the 1980s, is a history of state efforts to discipline and punish the behavior of homosexuals and other people considered to be deviant. During this period such people could get by only at the cost of suppressing their most basic feelings and emotions. Part...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674008049
• ISBN13: 9780674008045
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating book!

Lots of information but still a surprisingly quick and fun read. I really enjoyed this book and have recommended it to friends.