Using data from a U.S. national probability sample of self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults (N = 662), this paper reports population parameter estimates for a variety of demographic, psychological, and social variables. Special emphasis is given to information with relevance to...

In 1994, the United Nations Economic and Social Council revoked the consultative status granted the International Lesbian and Gay Association on grounds that some of its members were affiliated with pedophile groups

Since the Voting Rights Act, blacks have seen significant gains in their political representation, only to suffer a reversal in more recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Whereas voting rights litigation once explored ways to prevent minority vote dilution, these cases began a jurisprudential...

The New Deal transformation in Commerce Clause and Due Process jurisprudence marked, among other things, a shift in judicial attention from groups defined by economic relationships to groups defined by social status. Hence, one might plausibly see judicial activism in defense of freedom of...

It is rare these days for legal commentators to question the legitimacy of judges engaging in judicial review based on equality grounds. In contrast, judicial review on substantive due process grounds remains highly controversial. One of the principal reasons for this disparity in legitimacy is...