International Law,
Government
Feb. 24, 2009
As Prop. 8 Debate Rages at Home, the U.N. Considers Gay Rights
While the same-sex marriage battle continues to rage in California, a more general debate over gay rights is happening between other U.N. member countries.
William Slomanson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Email: bills@tjsl.edu
William Slomanson is also the author of California Procedure in a Nutshell (5th ed. 2014).
Members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities have long asserted their right to freedom from discrimination. As vividly articulated in a U.S. Supreme Court decision, they feel this discrimination in the form of criminal sanctions, by a government that has thrust itself into the most private corner of their lives. The court decriminalized sodomy between consenting adults in 2002, over the objection of Justice Antonin Scalia. Dissenting on behalf of three members of the c...
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