ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, FINALLY.(Brief Article)

Publication: Curve

Publication Date: 01-MAY-01

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FOR 21 YEARS I've been an ever more out dyke. For almost 10 years, I've been engaged in legal advocacy -- first on behalf of prisoners, pornographers, and various others whose presence and perspectives are reviled by the majority in my home state of Utah. Now, I work on behalf of those marginalized by sexual orientation and gender nonconformity.

With such a history, I sometimes feel well-prepared to witness injustice. But I always get a bitter dose of reality when handling cases in which lesbian and gay couples are alienated from even the most basic security and legal protection.

Some weeks ago, I read...

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