The Future of Gay Rights in America

Introduction


Part 1: Context


1. Some Lessons from Lawrence,


John D'Emilio


2. Questions of Tolerance and Fairness,


David O. Erdos


3. Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the 2004 Presidential Vote,


Kenneth Sherrill


4. The Symbolic Centrality of Gay Marriage in the 2004 Presidential Election,


Sean Cahill


5. The Anti-Gay Backlash?


Ethel D. Klein


Part 2: Decision


6. Some Thoughts on Institutional Life and "The Rest of the Closet"


John Brigham


7. The Unknown Past of Lawrence v Texas,


Dale Carpenter


8. The Rule of Lawrence,


Andrew Koppelman


9. Lawrence, Privacy, and the Marital Bedroom: A Few Telltale Signs of Worry,


Joe Rollins


10. The Continuing Triumph of Neo-Conservatism in American Constitutional Law,


Anna Marie Smith


11. Sexuality, Marriage, and Relationships: The Radical Potential of Lawrence,


Jo Ann Citron and Mary Lyndon Shanley


12. Why Lawrence Was Not Expected: A Critique of Pragmatic Legalist and Behavioral Explanations of Supreme Court Decision-making,


Ronald Kahn


13. To What Extent Should We Be Looking Abroad for Guidance in Interpreting the United States Constitution?


Sanford Levinson


Part 3: The Future


14. Liberal With a Twist: Queering Marriage,


H.N. Hirsch


15. The Polite Thing To Do,


Keith J. Bybee