Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians: An Introduction
This is the (revised) introductory chapter of a book that I am currently writing. The book is titled "Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians", and is part of Paradigm Publishers' Everyday Law series. The introductory chapter - indeed, the entire book - is built upon and around the power of narrative. I begin the chapter with a personal narrative that illustrates what I refer to as the current predicament of the lesbian and gay movement. In the first part of the chapter, I survey the social and legal landscape that surrounds the movement, explain why I view the current situation as a predicament, and consider the source of that predicament. Then, in the second part of the chapter, I set the stage - and the tone - for the remainder of the book by suggesting that the narratives of individual lesbians and gay men, told in their own words, are a radical and powerful tool for advancing us (meaning all lesbians and gay men) toward the unqualified acceptance that we seek. As I explain in the chapter, my goal in writing this book is to empower and inspire each of us to deploy these narratives in the most effective way possible. In keeping with this view of the power of the individual narrative, I argue that it is up to each of us to draw attention to and challenge the ubiquitous privileging of heterosexuality in our society. And, the title of the book and the series notwithstanding, I further eschew overreliance on legal strategies for effecting change; instead, in the course of the book, I discuss both potential legal and non-legal avenues for effecting change. I would greatly appreciate any comments that you might have on the chapter or any suggestions that you might have regarding coverage for the book.
Privacy Jurisprudence and the Apartheid of the Closet
INTRODUCTION 703 I. TERROR: THE STRAIGHT-THREATENING CLOSET 708 A. Criminal Law: Hunting the Homosexual 710 1. Laws to Suppress and Erase the Sex Pervert 711 2. Flushing Out the Homosexual: Spies, Decoy Cops, Raids 717 3. Anti-Homosexual Panics and Manias 724 B. Employment Law: Subversion, Blackmail, and Immorality in Government Service 733 1. Supermania: The Creation of Federal Anti-Homosexual Exclusions, 1947-1952 733 2. The Federal Witch Hunts, 1953-1961 742 3. Witch Hunts at the State Level 746 C. State Suppression of Homosexual Association and Expression 753 1. Surveillance and Harassment 754 2. Censorship of Homophile Media 757 3. Closing Down Homosexual Socialization 761 II. SURVIVAL: THE MUTUALLY PROTECTIVE CLOSET 766 A. Substantive Privacy (Criminal and Military) 773 1. Legislative Policy: Refocusing State Criminal Law 773 2. Judicial Policy: The Rule of Lenity 777 3. Military Policy: The Crittenden Reevaluation 781 B. Procedural Privacy (Criminal) 783 1. Due Process Protections for the Homosexual Defendant 783 2. Judicial Monitoring of Police Tactics 785 3. Evidentiary Rules 788 C. Substantive and Procedural Privacy (Civil) 791 III. RESISTANCE: THE GAY-THREATENING CLOSET 795 A. Freedom of Association (The Homophile Organizations and Bar Cases).. 800 B. Freedom of Expression and Press (Homophile Publications and Obscenity) 804 C. Equal Treatment (The New Wave of Employment Cases) 809 CONCLUSION: THE DISCOURSES OF PRIVACY AND EQUALITY 811
Investigation of scatter radiation of non-circular X-ray scan trajectories
Modern interventional X-ray devices are highly maneuverable and allow complex 3D imaging trajectories. New scan trajectories enable not only optimized object sampling but also introduce new approaches for dynamic 3D imaging. In this paper, we investigated the scatter radiation of two different scan trajectories. The scatter radiation was sampled by a rail setup with dosimeters at defined positions. After data analysis, contour maps were generated which show for four exemplary heights the scatter radiation distribution. The alternative scan trajectory showed smaller dose exposures at heights correlated to upper torso and head areas of a model physician. Keywords—Image acquisition, alternative scan trajectory, circular tomosynthesis, scatter radiation distribution