Sexual Justice: Democratic Citizenship and the Politics of Desire

Book info: Sexual Justice: Democratic Citizenship and the Politics of Desire (Hardcover, 302 pages) – Routledge, 1997. Language: English.

Sexual Justice defends a robust a robust conception of lesbian and gay rights, emphasizing protection against discrimination and recognition of queer relationships and families. Synthesizing materials from law, philosophy, psychoanalysis and literature, Kaplan argues that sexual desire is central to the pursuit of happiness: equal citizenship requires individual freedom to shape oneself through a variety of intimate associations.