Wolinsky / Sherrill Gays and the Military

Joseph Steffan versus the United States
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-2104-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolinsky, Marc

Sherrill, Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

A Note on Style

Introduction

Motion for Summary Judgment of Joseph Steffan 3

Affidavit I of John Boswell: On the History of Social Attitudes toward Homosexuality from Ancient Greece to the Present 40

Affidavit II of John Boswell: On the Use of the Term "Homo" as a Derogatory Epithet 49

Affidavit I of Richard Green: On Homosexual Orientation as an Immutable Characteristic 56

Affidavit of Kenneth Sherrill: On Gay People as a Politically Powerless Group 84

Affidavit of Gregory Herek: On Prejudice toward Gay People and Gays as Security Risks 121

Affidavit of Robert Rankin: On the Ability of Gay People to Perform Well in the Military 141

Affidavit of Kate Dyer: On Other Nations' Policies toward Gays in the Military 146

Memorandum in Response to Motion of Joseph Steffan 150

Reply Memorandum in Support of Joseph Steffan's Motion 161

Affidavit II of Richard Green: On Recent Developments in the Field of Brain Research 171

Opinion 174

Table of Cases 189

Notes 191

Index 211

Über Autor(innen)

Marc Wolinsky is a partner of the New York law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and co-counsel to Joseph C. Steffan in association with Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. Kenneth Sherrill is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the College Senate at Hunter College, City University of New York.