Sexuality and the Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078864 |
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| Authors | Leslie J Moran (0000-0002-2424-4056, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss103 |
| OpenAlex | W4248738957 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Reference to sexuality in the day‐to‐day operation of the law is coterminous with the emergence of sexuality as a category in the wider society. However, its explicit appearance in the official texts of law such as constitutions, codes of law, and statutes is relatively recent. For example, some of the most familiar legal terms associated with sexuality (e.g., “buggery,” “sodomy,” and “indecency”), phrases such as “age of consent,” and other key legal terms (e.g., “justice,” “equity,” “marriage,” “spouse,” “parent,” “contract,” “libel,” “slander,” “property interest,” and “the right to privacy”) make no explicit reference to sexuality. Sexuality is read into these legal concepts. An example of the emergence of sexuality as a legal term of art is the phrase “sexual orientation.” This phrase made its first formal appearance in the official texts of law in 1973
Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Political science · Sociology · Sodomy · Spouse · Statute · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture
| Highly cited | No |
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