Human Rights

Advanced Introduction to LGBTQ+ Rights

By Carlos A. Ball
New Arrival Edward Elgar Publishing March 2026

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ISBN-13
9781035349586
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication
March 2026
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This timely Advanced Introduction examines the legal issues, principles and doctrines surrounding contemporary struggles for LGBTQ+ rights. Carlos A. Ball analyzes key constitutional provisions, statutory reforms and judicial rulings from both western and non-western countries, detailing successes and failures in the promotion of LGBTQ+ equality across the globe.

Key Features:

  • Explores constitutional equality, privacy and free expression issues
  • Examines the legal regulation of discrimination, hate crimes and “conversion therapies”
  • Emphasizes the role of the right to free speech and association in achieving LGBTQ+ equality
  • Investigates family law questions, including domestic partnership laws, marriage equality and parenting rights
  • Discusses ongoing transgender rights issues, namely healthcare restrictions, bathroom laws, athletic competition bans and the legal recognition of gender

Scholars and students of constitutional law, comparative law, family law, human rights law, political science and sociology will greatly benefit from this book’s timely insights. It is also a valuable resource for policymakers and legal practitioners seeking to understand various LGBTQ+ issues that are receiving increasing media and political attention.

Table of Contents

1.
Introduction: the law and LGBTQ+ rights
2.
The criminalization of LGBTQ+ identities
3.
Sexual orientation discrimination
4.
Gender identity discrimination
5.
The legal recognition of LGBTQ+ relationships
6.
Rights to free speech and association
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