Lesbianism and the Criminal Law: Three Centuries of Legal Regulation in England and Wales
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| 505 | 8 | |a 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 | |
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| contents | 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 |
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| spellingShingle | Derry, Caroline Lesbianism and the Criminal Law Three Centuries of Legal Regulation in England and Wales 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 Criminal law-England-History |
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