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The advancement of Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transexual rights has come about through struggles large and small—on the streets, around kitchen tables, and on the Web. Lawsuits have also played a vital role in propelling the movement forward—and behind every lawsuit is a human story. A landlord in New York seeks to evict a gay man from his home after his partner of ten years dies of AIDS; school officials in Wisconsin look the other way as a gay teenager is repeatedly and viciously harassed by other students; a lesbian couple shows up at a clerk’s office in Hawaii seeking a marriage license. In From the Closet to the Courtroom, law professor Carlos Ball follows the stories behind these crucial lawsuits.

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&ldquo;&hellip;this riveting book&rsquo;s focus is on the parallel track of courtroom battles. The author blends lucid legal analysis, poignant portraits of the defendants and astute profiles of the attorneys involved in five cases.&rdquo;<br>&mdash; Book Marks <br>&ldquo;As a law professor, Ball could have easily turned this book into a dry academic tome. Instead, he appeals to the hearts of his readers by fleshing out the human players in each chapter . . . . Those who enjoy television dramas about lawyers and how they win court cases for clients in distress would easily fall in love with this book.&rdquo;<br>&mdash; Lambda Literary <br>&ldquo;In From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits That Have Changed Our Nation , writer Carlos A. Ball revels in a handful of important legal victories, while also delving deeply into the personal stories of each case, resulting in a richly textured account that is part history book, part colorful reportage.&rdquo;<br>&mdash;

Carlos A. Ball is a law professor who understands the human dimensions of gay rights impact litigation, and he writes with the eyes and ears of a journalist--at times even a novelist--as much as with the mind of a legal scholar. -- California Lawyer@lt;br@gt; @lt;br@gt; Carlos A. Ball revels in a handful of important legal victories, while also delving deeply into the personal stories of each case, resulting in a richly textured account that is part history book, part colorful reportage. -- Beth Greenfield@lt;i@gt;, @lt;/i@gt; Ti@lt;i@gt;me Out New York@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt; @lt;br@gt; While the gay and lesbian rights movement had its start in 1969 at the Stonewall in New York City, it has yet to have a book tell the story of its poster children and the legal struggles in which they fought. This volume amply fills this void. . . . Well written, exciting, and fun to read. - D. Schultz, @lt;i@gt;Choice Magazine@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;.. .this riveting book's focus is on the paral

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"Carlos A. Ball is professor of law at the Rutgers Uni-versity School of Law (Newark). He has written exten-sively on LGBT rights issues, is the author of ""The Morality of Gay Rights,"" and has received a Dukeminier Award from UCLA's Williams Institute for excellence in sexual orientation and the law scholarship.""""He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York."

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