Lesbianism and the Criminal Law Three Centuries of Legal Regulation in England and Wales
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Table of Statutes
- Table of Reported Cases
- 1: Introduction
- What Is Lesbianism?
- Anachronism?
- Definitions
- (Not) Defining Individuals
- A Note on Pronouns
- Silencing
- Legal Silencing
- Why Silencing for Women but Not Men?
- Making Lesbian Legal History
- Sources
- Historical and Legal Literature
- Primary Sources
- Methodology
- Arrangement of Chapters
- References
- 2: Mary/Charles Hamilton: Eighteenth-Century Female Husband Prosecutions
- Mary/Charles Hamilton, Female Husband
- Female Husbands and Silencing
- Identities and Perceptions
- Motivations for Marriage
- Wives
- Sexual Offences and the Bloody Code
- Why Were Female Husbands Prosecuted?
- Social Change
- Changing Medical Theories
- Changes in the Criminal Justice System
- Why Were Female Husbands Punished?
- Conclusion: Silencing and the Dildo
- References
- 3: Louise Mourey and the 'Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon'
- Louise Mourey
- The Development of Indecent Assault
- Indecency
- Age of Consent
- Social and Legal Context
- Female Husbands in the Nineteenth Century
- Attitudes to Gender and Sexuality
- Sexuality and Insanity
- The Criminal Justice System
- The Sexual Double Standard
- Louise Mourey and Silencing
- Conclusion: The (Lack of) Impact of Mourey
- References
- 4: 'Gross Indecency Between Females': The 1921 Parliamentary Debates
- The 1921 Debates
- Why Was the Issue of Lesbianism Chosen?
- Lesbianism and Women's Sexuality
- Sex and Danger in the First World War
- New Parallels to Male Homosexuality
- Lesbian Sex
- Social Change
- Social Class and Race
- Feminist Diversity and Resistance
- Women and Lawmaking
- Conclusion
- References
- 5: Victor/Valerie Barker: Sexology and Challenges to Silencing
- Victor/Valerie Barker
- The Rise of Sexology and the Female Invert
- Criminality and Female Inversion
- Sexology in Legal and Popular Understanding
- Sexology and Silencing
- Female Husbands and Class
- Comparison with Earlier Cases
- Aftermath: Renewed Silence
- Conclusion
- References
- 6: The Wolfenden Report: A Shift in Silencing
- The Wolfenden Report
- Changing Law: Legislators and Sexual Offences Legislation
- From Moralism to Liberalism?
- Silencing the Lesbian Comparator
- Limiting Political Claims
- Articulating the Lesbian Comparator
- From Congenital Inversion to Medicalised Homosexuality
- Cracks in the Wall of Silence?
- Wartime Regulation
- The Post-war Lesbian Marriage-Breaker
- The Post-war Unnatural Friendship
- Rights Claims and an Emerging Movement
- Conclusion
- References
- 7: Allen: Sexual Offences Prosecutions in the Late Twentieth Century
- R v Allen
- A New Social Context
- A New Legal Context
- Court Attitudes
- Jennifer/Jimmy Saunders
- Perversion and Corruption
- Questioning as Harm
- Lesbianism as Embarrassment
- Sentencing Comparisons
- The Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Liberal Principles
- Key Offences Under the Act
- Prosecution and Sentencing Guidelines
- Conclusion
- References
- 8: McNally: After the Sexual Offences Act 2003
- R v McNally
- Modern Female Husbands?
- The Cases
- Gemma Barker
- Gayle Newland/Kye Fortune
- Kyran Lee/Joey Crislow
- Jason Spiller/Jennifer Staines
- Overlapping Identities
- Prosthetic Penises
- Pervert or Paedophile?
- Heterosexuality and Abuse
- Fraud and Consent
- Why Are These Allegations Credible to the Criminal Justice System?
- Why Are Gender Deceptions Criminalised?
- Is a Focus on the Sexual Act Adequate?
- Conclusion
- References
- 9: Conclusion
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index