Law
| Outhouse East Library | 1 / 5 | |||
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 | Breaking the Silence: Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation | In countries all over the world, men and women are harassed, abducted, imprisoned, tortured, even murdered for their sexual identity. Gay men, lesbians, transvestites and transsexuals - anyone who doesn't adhere to the dictates of "normal" sexuality - may be subject to persecution by government agents or by private individuals acting with implicit government sanction. Fearing that their private acts of love and their public acts of courage may be punished in secret torture chambers or on midnight raids, sexual minoritites have suffered and died in silence, beyond the reach of international human rights protections. In this report Amnesty International breaks the silence. Dozens of carefully documented cases from countries all over the world illustrate the grim reality of human rights abuses against gay men and lesbians, providing specific names of victims and know perpetrators - dates, and locations of crimes. In addition, this report offers a partial list of gay and lesbian organisat... | ||
| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL | ||||
| 1997 | ||||
| Bisexual, Gay, Law, Lesbian, Sexuality, Transgender | ||||
| Book#: LW001 | ||||
 | Gay Workers, Trade Unions and the Law | The recent decision by an Employment Appeal Tribunal that it was fair to sack homosexual workers on the basis of popular prejudice highlighted the need to defend employment rights of gay workers. Many other groups are now threatened by the legal implications of this decision. This pamphlet examines the ways in which employers discriminate against gay workers and demonstrates how Tribunals use employment law to support such discrimination. The authors propose ways for trade unions, workers and gay organisations to challenge discrimination successfully. | ||
| Terry Munyard, Roland Jeffery, Chris Beer, etc. | ||||
| 1981 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian | ||||
| Book#: LW001.01 | ||||
 | The Rights of Gay People: The Basic ACLU Guide to a Gay Person's Rights | Here for the first time is a comprehensive guide to the legal rights of gay people under the Constitution, the various state laws, and recent court decisions. It covers a wide range of problems which afflict members of the gay community in America today in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, and the armed forces. In addition, the authors deal with special problems gay people often have in obtaining security clearances in government and industry, and qualifying for occupational licenses. Here too are sections on the legal ramifications of the "gay family," including a discussion of economic problems and solutions for unmarried people living together, and problems of gay parents who wish custory of children from a prior heterosexual marriage. The rights of transvestites and transexuals are fully explored. | ||
| E. Carrington Boggan, Marilyn G. Haft, Charles Lister, John P. Rupp | ||||
| 1975 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian, Transgender | ||||
| Book#: LW002 | ||||
 | The Thorpe Committal | The former Liberal Leader, Jeremy Thorpe, is accused of the most serious criminal charges to face a British politician; and those charges he completely denies. The astonishing story of the committal proceedings has gripped the nation. Magistrates at Minehead have ruled there is a case to answer. Thorpe and three others will be tried at the Old Bailey for conspiracy to murder. | ||
| David Leigh, Peter Chippindale | ||||
| 1979 | ||||
| Gay, History, Law | ||||
| Book#: LW003 | ||||
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| Outhouse East Library | 2 / 5 | |||
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 | Law and Sexuality: How to Cope with the Law If You're Not 100% Conventionally Heterosexual | The Law and Sexuality provides a practical handbook for lesbians, gay men and other who come in conflict with the law because of their sexual orientation. We show some ways in which it is possible to begin to cope with situations which otherwise could be embarassing and frightening. We do not think we are providing total "solutions" for as long as the law oppresses gay people there will be no one solution for those whose sexuality is attacked by the law. However, this book proposes some useful guidelines and practical advice in the "how to cope" section of each chapter. | ||
| Maggie Walker, Janet Slade, Gay Jones, Lesley Merryfinch, Stephanie Green, Steve Cohen | ||||
| 1978 | ||||
| Bisexual, Gay, Law, Lesbian, Queer, Transgender | ||||
| Book#: LW004 | ||||
 | Gays and the Law | Gays and the Law is a comprehensive account of the law on homosexuality in the UK and how it is used against gay men and lesbians. It shows how the law curtails sexual relationships, living together, work and leisure. Crane provides authorative information, case histories and personal experiences. | ||
| Paul Crane | ||||
| 1987 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian | ||||
| Book#: LW005 | ||||
 | The Boys of Boise: Furor, Vice and Folly in an American City | "Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi’s classic study depicts both middle America’s traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country’s history before the modern gay rights movement really got underway. Because much of what Gerassi wrote about persists in today’s struggles over gay and lesbian issues, his book still has much to tell us about how contemporary society reacts to, and misunderstands, homosexuality."―Peter Boag On the morning of November 2, 1955, the people of Boise, Idaho, were stunned by a screaming headline in the Idaho Daily Statesman, THREE BOISE MEN ADMIT SEX CHARGES. Time magazine picked up the story, reporting that a "homosexual underworld" had long operated in Idaho’s staid capital city. The Statesman led the hysteria that resulted in dozens of arrests―including some highly placed members of the community―and sentences ranging from probation to life imprisonment. | ||
| John Gerassi | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| Gay, History, Law | ||||
| Book#: LW006 | ||||
 | Trouble With the Law?: A Legal Handbook for Lesbians and Gay Men | This long-awaited single volume is the first of its kind covering not just those issues that are traditionally thought of as gay, such as age of consent, but also and chiefly more wide-ranging topics where the law particularly impinges on our lives. Throuble with the Law? carefully defines the rights of individuals and the powers of police and statutory authorities. Major chapters include: - Employment - Housing - Relationships - Children - AIDS - Young Lesbians and Gays - Immigration - Criminal Offences | ||
| Caroline Gooding | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| AIDS/HIV, Family, Gay, Law, Lesbian | ||||
| Book#: LW007 | ||||
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| Outhouse East Library | 3 / 5 | |||
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 | Gay men at work: A report on discrimination against gay men in employment in London | Dismissal, abuse, harassment from employers, co-workers and the public, AIDS hysteria, discrimination in the law, and attitudes of trade unions to gay men are just some of the topics covered by this report. It has been complied from a survey of 200 gay men and extensive personal interviews. The report contains detailed recommendations for individuals, trade unions and employers. There are also proposals for changes in employment law and criminal law to help combat discrimination against gay men. The report stesses that the fight against anti-gay discrimination should be one part of the struggle against all forms of discrimination. | ||
| Phil Greasley | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Gay, Law | ||||
| Book#: LW008 | ||||
 | IGA Pink Book 1985: A Global View of Lesbian and Gay Oppression and Liberation | The protection of human rights is currently enjoying great popularity. Almost every country in the world has declared its support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as for several other international treaties. The Pink Book focuses attention on the legal and social predicament with regard to the human rights of Lesbian Women and Gay Men. Specific to this group is the fact that in every human rights document the right to experience ones sexuality and relational preference freely is not protected. As a result, Lesbian Women and Gay Men have become tacitly outlawed. In a world-wide survey, the Pink Book documents, country-by-country, only a small measure of the widespread prejudice, intolerance, ignorance, hatred and sexual frustration felt in many societies today. Here is a unique collection of valuable source information on this important human rights issue. Up-to-date and never before published, subjects covered are the Laws, Violations, Human Rights, Social Attit... | ||
| International Association of Lesbians/Gay Women and Gay Men | ||||
| 1985 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian | ||||
| Book#: LW009 | ||||
 | Equality Now for Lesbians and Gay Men | Equality Now is a work of prefound relevance for anyone interested in social change in Ireland today. Wide ranging and perceptive, this book deals with the legal and other discrimination which results in the oppression of lesbians and gay men. It suggests how we can build a society based on equal rights for all citizens. Equality Now is an essential read for any serious consideration of the need to combat discrimination against gay people, women, Travellers, or other "minorities". | ||
| Irish Council for Civil Liberties | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian | ||||
| Book#: LW010 | ||||
 | Peers, Queers and Commons: The Struggle for Gay Law Reform from 1950 to the Present | Using contemporary newspaper reports, articles and letters, Stephen Jeffery-Poulter has compiled a detailed account of the post-war gay movement. This book should be of interest to general readers and students of gender studies, sociology, and social history. | ||
| Stephen Jeffery-Poulter | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian, Queer | ||||
| Book#: LW011 | ||||
 | Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen | On February 9th 1983 Dennis Nilsen was arrested at his Muswell Hill home, after human remains had been identified as the cause of blocked drains. Within days he had confessed to fifteen gruesome murders over a period of four years. His victims, all young homosexual men, had never been missed. Brian Masters, with Nilsen's full cooperation, has produced a study of a murderer's mind which is unique of its kind. | ||
| Brian Masters | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Gay, Law | ||||
| Book#: LW012 | ||||
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| Outhouse East Library | 4 / 5 | |||
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 | The Nilsen File: The Inside Story of the Cricklewood Murders | In the unlikely setting of the staid London suburbs of Cricklewood and Muswell Hill, police began in February 1983 to unearth a tangled mass of human bones. Some dated back to 1979, many were unidentifiable, most belonged to transients of no fixed address and doubtful identity, all were victims of brutal killings on a systematic scale. And so began a full-scale investigation into a horrifying outrage. | ||
| Brian McConnell, Douglas Bence | ||||
| 1983 | ||||
| Gay, Law | ||||
| Book#: LW013 | ||||
 | Indecent Assault | Indecent Assault covers a multitude of acts - from insults which women have to suffer, as a daily occurrence, from men - to mutual love between consenting people, at least one of whom is "under age". In 1977, libertarian journalist and activist Roger Moody was arraigned on four charges of indecent assault and attempted buggery with a 10-year-old boy friend. This book traces the course of his case, from the initial police raid to a dramatic acquittal at the Old Bailey in March 1979. By using extracts from a diary he kept over this two-year period, Roger Moody strikingly focusses the ambivalence he felt as someone charged with a "crime" he didn't commit, but nonetheless doesn't consider criminal. But this book is only incidentally a defence of paedophilia. Rather it is an examination of the way in which patriarchal institutions - especially the police and courts - deny reciprocal, non-ageist relationships in order to perpetuate their own power. | ||
| Roger Moody | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| Law | ||||
| Book#: LW014 | ||||
 | The Trials of Oz | The OZ trial was the longest obscenity trial in history. It was also one of the worst reported. With minor exceptions, the Press chose to rewrite what had occurred, presumably to fit in with what seemed to them the acceptable prejudices of the times. Perhaps this was inevitable. The proceedings dragged on for nearly six weeks in the hot summer of 1971 when there were, no doubt, a great many other events more worthy of attention. Against the background of murder in Ulster, for example, the OZ affair probably fades into its proper insignificance. Even so, after the trial, when some newspapers realised that maybe something important had happened, it became more and more apparent that what was essential was for anyone who wished to be able to read what had actually been said. Trial and judgment by a badly informed press became the order of the day. | ||
| Tony Palmer | ||||
| 1971 | ||||
| Law | ||||
| Book#: LW015 | ||||
 | No Offence: The Case for Homosexual Equality at Law | This book concerns the laws concerning homosexual individuals. It examines four concepts of homosexuality, including: the sickness theory, the corruption theory, against nature?, and the paternalistic assumption. It then goes on to explore the CHE/SMG/USFI law reform bill. | ||
| Bob Sturgess | ||||
| 1975 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian | ||||
| Book#: LW016 | ||||
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| Outhouse East Library | 5 / 5 | |||
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 | A Simple Matter of Justice? | Investigates the intention, meaning and impact of existing concepts of justice regarding the legal status of lesbians and gay men. This work considers contemporary lobby efforts in different countries and assesses whether current ideas of justice are relevant to campaigns against discrimination. | ||
| Angelia R. Wilson | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| Gay, Law, Lesbian | ||||
| Book#: LW017 | ||||
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