legal consciousness in lesbian and gay lives
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Harding, Rosie
- Publish Year
- 2010
- Shelfmark
- WER 3 2011 - B
- Thesaurus
- lesbianisme, homoseksualiteit, relaties, homohuwelijken, lesbische huwelijken, geregistreerd partnerschappen, seksualiteit, ouderschap, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Verenigde Staten, Canada
- Description
- This book explores the impact that recent seismic shifts in the legal landscape have had for lesbians and gay men. The last decade has been a time of extensive change in the legal regulation of lesbian and gay lives in Britain, Canada and the US. Almost every area that the law impacts on sexuality has been reformed or modified. These legal developments combine to create a new, uncharted terrain for lesbians and gay men.Through an analysis of their attitudes, views and experiences, this book explores the effects of these developments. Drawing on the concept of ‘legal consciousnessthe book focuses on four different ‘texts’: qualitative responses to a large-scale online survey of lesbians’ and gay men’s views about the legal recognition of same sex relationships: published auto/biographical narratives about being and becoming a lesbian or gay parent: semi-structured, in-depth, interviews with lesbians and gay men about relationship recognition, parenting, discrimination and equality: and fictional utopian texts.