General Resources
- Law Library CatalogFor a complete overview of library holdings, search the Law Library catalog.
- Hein OnlineSelect the LGBTQ+ Rights collection for information about how civil rights were codified into U.S. law in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as the inequalities that still exist today.
- SSRN Sexuality & the Law eJournalDistributes papers that concern legal & social regulation of sexuality & expressions of sexual or gender identity.
- They, Them and TheirsThis 2019 Harvard Law Review article examines the legal implications & complications of non-binary gender.
Feeling Queer Jurisprudence by Call Number: K3242.3 .R35 2020ISBN: 0815356501Publication Date: 2020Catalogues a range of cases from Australia, the U.S. & the U.K. to unpack how emotion shapes the decriminalization of homosexuality, hate crime interventions, anti-discrimination measures, refugee protection & marriage equality.
Gay Priori by Call Number: KF4754.5 .A35 2018ISBN: 9780822371182Publication Date: 2018Critiques mainstream LGBTQ+ legal agendas in the U.S. & proposes a new direction for LGBTQ+ law reform.
Civil Rights & Discrimination
- Lambda LegalA national nonprofit organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people & those with HIV through litigation, education & public policy work.
- Southern Poverty Law Center : LGBTQ RightsThis group is dedicated to protecting & advancing the rights, dignity & freedom of the LGBTQ community in the Deep South & to removing barriers to equality.
- Human Relations CommissionInvestigates complaints of accounts of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in Louisville.
- Digital Commons: Civil Rights & Discrimination CommonsFree access to legal articles & commentary.
- SSRN Discrimination, Law & Justice eJournalFree & public access to law articles.
After marriage equality : the future of LGBT rights by Call Number: HQ73.3.U6 A38 2016ISBN: 9781479800377Publication Date: 2019Explores wide-ranging social, political & legal issues confronting the LGBTQ+ movement.
Fragmented citizens : the changing landscape of gay and lesbian lives by Call Number: HQ76.8.U5 E54 2016ISBN: 9781479853472Publication Date: 2019A historical & political account of how present-day policy debates around citizenship & equality came to be.
Social equity and LGBTQ rights : dismantling discrimination and expanding civil rights by Call Number: HQ73.3.U6 N38 2021ISBN: 0815380305Publication Date: 2021Using social equity theory & intersectionality, this book demonstrates some of the ways in which LGBTQ citizens have been marginalized.
Gender Identity
- KHJN : Trans Health MattersThe Kentucky Health Justice Network's Trans Health Advocacy program works to help Trans Kentuckians access the healthcare they need.
- Know Your Rights - National Center for Transgender EqualityResources that explain transgender people’s rights & provides information about filing discrimination complaints & finding legal help.
- Transgender Law CenterWorks to change law, policy & attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically & free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
- Adjudicating IdentityA 2022 article by Laura Lane-Steele published in Texas A & M Law Review & available in HeinOnline.
- Decolonizing the Corpus: A Queer Decolonial Re-Examination of Gender in International Law's OriginsA 2022 article by David Eichert published in the Michigan Journal of International Law & available on HeinOnline.
Transgender Persons and the Law by Call Number: KF4754.5.H69 2015ISBN: 1634250362Publication Date: 2016A resource for lawyers & activists engaged in transgender human & civil rights in the courts or in legislative lobbying.
Religious Freedom
The First Amendment and LGBT Equality by Call Number: KF4754.5 .B35 2017ISBN: 9780674972193Publication Date: 2017Opponents of LGBTQ+ equality in the U.S. often couch their opposition in claims of free speech, free association & religious liberty. This book tells the story of the First Amendment's crucial role in the first few decades of the gay rights movement.
Gay Rights vs. Religious Liberty? by Call Number: KF4783 .K67 2020ISBN: 0197500986Publication Date: 2020Explains the basis of antidiscrimination law, including the idea of dignitary harm.
Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and the Prospects for Common Ground by Call Number: KF4783 .R429 2019ISBN: 9781108470155Publication Date: 2018The contributors to this book offer a 360-degree view of culture-war conflicts around faith & sexuality - from Obergefell to Masterpiece Cakeshop.
Religious Speech, Hatred and LGBT Rights by Call Number: K3242.3 .T46 2021ISBN: 9789004458857Publication Date: 2021Investigates the dynamics between international incitement prohibitions & international standards on freedom of religious speech. Focuses on the protection of the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
Family Law
Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples by Call Number: KF750.B87 2015ISBN: 1634253019Publication Date: 2016Addresses certain struggles for equality & how these issues affect estate planning for LGBTQ+ clients.
Legalizing LGBT Families by Call Number: KF539 .B38 2015ISBN: 9781479811816Publication Date: 2017This book examines legal issues confronting LGBTQ+ parents including: the decision of whether to have a child, how to have a child, whether one's relationship with their child will be recognized & everyday acts of parenting.- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender family law byCall Number: KF505.J678Library keeps current edition only.
Same-Sex Parenting and the Best Interests Principle by Call Number: K700 .B73 2020ISBN: 9781108497190Publication Date: 2020Presents arguments in favor of the legal recognition of gay & lesbian families that are based on consideration of the best interests of the child.
Marriage Equality
Legalizing Plural Marriage by Call Number: KF519 .G65 2017ISBN: 9781611688344Publication Date: 2017Argues that polygamy is the next step after same-sex marriage in the development of U.S. family law.
Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution by Call Number: KF539 .G47 2017ISBN: 9781107174290Publication Date: 2017Explains the U.S. Supreme Court's reasoning in ruling that the constitution protects the right of same-sex couples to get married. Examines the legal consequences of that decision.
What Obergefell V. Hodges Should Have Said by Call Number: KF229.O24 W43 2020ISBN: 9780300221558Publication Date: 2020Collects hypothetical constitutional arguments for & against the right to same-sex marriage, debating what Obergefell should mean for the future.
