William N Eskridge: 2 books
Dishonorable Passions
Sodomy Laws in America, 1861-2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
From the Pentagon to the wedding chapel, there are few issues more controversial today than gay rights. As William Eskridge persuasively demonstrates in Dishonorable Passions, there is nothing new about this political and legal obsession. The American colonies and the early states prohibited sodomy...
Equality Practice
Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
William Eskridge, a Yale law professor chronicles the Vermont law which legalised civil unions - distinct from marriage - for same sex couples.