Religion and the legal regulation of homosexual sex -- The boundaries of the family : religion and same-sex parenting -- Religious exemptions from sexual orientation equality -- The secular and the sacred : civil partnership and same-sex marriage -- Homophobic hate speech and freedom of religious expression -- Religion, homosexuality and state education -- Conclusion
Summary
Law, Religion and Homosexuality is the first book-length study of how religion has shaped, and continues to shape, legislation that regulates the lives of gay men and lesbians . Through a systematic examination of how religious discourse influences the making of law - in the form of official interventions made by faith communities and organizations, as well as by expressions of faith by individual legislators - the authors argue that religion continues to be central to both enabling and restricting the development of sexual orientation equality. Whilst some claim that faith has been marginaliz
