Research Guides: LGBTQIA+ Legal Research Guide: Books and Treatises

Library Gift from OUTLaws

OUTLaws Collection
The UO Law School's LGBTQ+ Student Organization, OUTLaws, generously donated a selection of titles to the UO Libraries. To access the collection, follow this link.

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Suggested Books and Treatises

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law in a Nutshell by Ruth Colker
Call Number: John E. Jaqua Law Library Study Aids Collection KF4754.5 .C65 2017
ISBN: 9781634608992
Publication Date: 2016-12-02
Ebook version available through the West Academic Study Aids database (https://library.uoregon.edu/law/databases)

Sexual Orientation & the Law
Westlaw (law students only)
This looseleaf treatise explains the affect of the law on gay and lesbian clients in the areas of employment discrimination, civil rights, family law, immigration, criminal defense, and a wide variety of other areas. A collection of problem solving strategies, techniques, and materials are included in the work.

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identities, and the Law : a Research Bibliography, 2006-2016 "Sexual Orientation, Gender Identities, and the Law: A Research Bibliography, 2006-2016" is the third published iteration of an ongoing commitment by the Standing Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. This volume, the only work of its kind, provides a bibliometric analysis of legal scholarship to evaluate scholarly trends, patterns, and the development of major themes and voices. It provides clarity of language incorporating a detailed glossary in the front matter of the volume. The information within this bibliography--the chosen citations, the publication details, the annotations both summary and evaluative--offer more than accurate details about each specific entry: they provide a story with a point of view as well as raw data for future studies that the editors and the contributors could not have anticipated"--Provided by the publisher.
Call Number: John E. Jaqua Law Library Floors 3rd - 4th KF4754.5.A1 S494 2018
ISBN: 9780837740829

Employment (Books, Treatises and Guides)

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace by Christine Michelle Duffy (Editor-In-Chief); Denise M. Visconti (Editor)
ISBN: 9781617463006
Publication Date: 2014-09-01
Bloomberg
This practice guide covers LGBT employment discrimination litigation, labor arbitration and human resources practices.

LGBTQ Employment Law Practice Guide
Lexis (law students only)
This practice guide provides federal and state specific guidance on resolving workplace disputes and drafting culturally competent and sound policies.
Practical Guidance: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Bloomberg (law students only)
This Bloomberg Practical Guidance center focuses on labor and employment.

Family (Books and Treatises)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Family Law
Westlaw (law students only)
This treatise examines the legal aspects of important family law topics as applied to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

Self-help books

A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples
Call Number: John E. Jaqua Law Library Law Nolo KF539 .C58 2018
ISBN: 9781413325430
Publication Date: 2018-05-25
This plain-English legal guide for same-sex couples explains covers parenting (adoption, donors, surrogacy, or foster parenting); buying property; making a will, living trust or medical decisions; and dealing with the end of a relationship.
Making It Legal
Call Number: John E. Jaqua Law Library Law Nolo KF539 .H475 2018
ISBN: 9781413325096
Publication Date: 2018
This plain-English guide explores practical questions related to marriage equality.