The Constitutional Rights of Sexual Minorities: A Crisis of the Male/Female Dichotomy

The United States legal system presently defines every person as either male or female by reference to the genital anatomy of that person. Categorization of the individual by sex, however, carries several explicit and implicit legal consequences. In this Article, the author examines the implications of this two-sex presumption for the constitutional claims of sexual minorities. The author concludes that a vigorous and expansive reexamination of the two-sex presumption is urgently needed

Foundering on the Seas of Hopelessness

A Review of Gays/Justice: A Study of Ethics, Society, and Law by Richard D. Moh

Sexual Speech and The State: Putting Pornography in its Place

This article reviews the wider legal, political and psychological consequences of the drive against pornography . The concern of this article is that the anti-pornography campaign has serious and as-yet ill-considered implications for a broader category of communication, here termed sexual speech

Gay Men and Lesbians Down by Law in the 1990\u27s USA: The Continuing Toll of Bowers v. Hardwick

This Article will take a look at these developments and will review the progress, stasis and backsliding of the movement for gay/lesbian civil rights, since (although not necessarily because of nor despite) the Supreme Court\u27s decision of the Hardwick case. A review of all gay/lesbian rights cases decided since Hardwick is not contemplated here, even were such an enterprise practicable. Instead, this article attempts an exploration of some cases and situations in the layered social, psychological and political context in which these legal phenomena are occurring. The purpose is to determine what lessons we have learned in the years since Hardwick, and especially whether the legal system can be made more responsive to the cries of justice for sexual minority persons

Gay Men and Lesbians Down by Law in the 1990\u27s USA: The Continuing Toll of Bowers v. Hardwick

This Article will take a look at these developments and will review the progress, stasis and backsliding of the movement for gay/lesbian civil rights, since (although not necessarily because of nor despite) the Supreme Court\u27s decision of the Hardwick case. A review of all gay/lesbian rights cases decided since Hardwick is not contemplated here, even were such an enterprise practicable. Instead, this article attempts an exploration of some cases and situations in the layered social, psychological and political context in which these legal phenomena are occurring. The purpose is to determine what lessons we have learned in the years since Hardwick, and especially whether the legal system can be made more responsive to the cries of justice for sexual minority persons

Staff understanding of recovery-orientated mental health practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Background: Mental health policy is for staff to transform their practice towards a recovery orientation. Staff understanding of recovery-orientated practice will influence the implementation of this policy. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and narrative synthesis of empirical studies identifying clinician and manager conceptualisations of recovery-orientated practice. Methods: A systematic review of empirical primary research was conducted. Data sources were online databases (n = 8), journal table of contents (n = 5), internet, expert consultation (n = 13), reference lists of included studies and references to included studies. Narrative synthesis was used to integrate the findings. Results: A total of 10,125 studies were screened, 245 full papers were retrieved, and 22 were included (participants, n = 1163). The following three conceptualisations of recovery-orientated practice were identified: clinical recovery, personal recovery and service-defined recovery. Service-defined recovery is a new conceptualisation which translates recovery into practice according to the goals and financial needs of the organisation. Conclusions: Organisational priorities influence staff understanding of recovery support. This influence is leading to the emergence of an additional meaning of recovery. The impact of service-led approaches to operationalising recovery-orientated practice has not been evaluated. Trial Registration: The protocol for the review was pre-registered (PROSPERO 2013: CRD42013005942)