Sex/Gender Outsiders, Hate Speech, and Freedom of Expression: Can They Say That About Me

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Zingo examines the conflicts inherent in restricting hate speech - the controversial speech codes - and freedom of expression as it affects the lives and rights of gay men and lesbians. While much has been written on speech code restrictions having to do with race and gender, both in the press and academic literature, few scholars or serious writers before Zingo have focused on the necessity and/or sagacity of instituting legal sanctions on hate speech based on sexual orientation/preference. After providing an overview of the social and legal condition of "outsider," Zingo examines how the law has evolved on the issues of free speech, equality jurisprudence, and the hate speech controversy. She then analyzes these issues in the context of sexual identity, equality, and non-discrimination and concludes with a review of the Supreme Court's rulings on hate speech regulation. Throughout she discusses the extent to which such speech codes adequately protect lesbians and gay men in American society. A major study for students and scholars of Constitutional Law and policymakers and others concerned with gay and lesbian issues and free speech.

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The book is reader friendly and extensively documented. Recommended for general readers, upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.-Choice
Zingo's book is recommended reading. The basic thesis of the book is stated clearly and is argued effectively. It provides a compelling case that speech regulations are not likely to be an effective tool in combating the discrimination and intolerance faced by sex/gender outsiders and that such laws may do harm than good.-The Law and Politics Book Review
"The book is reader friendly and extensively documented. Recommended for general readers, upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty."-Choice
"Zingo's book is recommended reading. The basic thesis of the book is stated clearly and is argued effectively. It provides a compelling case that speech regulations are not likely to be an effective tool in combating the discrimination and intolerance faced by sex/gender outsiders and that such laws may do harm than good."-The Law and Politics Book Review

Author Bio

MARTHA T. ZINGO is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Oakland University. Among her earlier publications is the co-authored Nameless Persons (Praeger, 1994).