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The Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality is a student-edited law review published by Tulane University Law School, and is the official law journal for the National LGBT Bar Association.[1] It was the first law journal to solely discuss legal issues concerning the LGBTQ+ community in the United States, and continues to publish the winning article of the annual Michael Greenberg Writing Competition.[1] The journal has published works involving constitutional, employment, family, healthcare, insurance and military law among other topics intersecting with sexuality.
Discipline | Sex and the law |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Editha Rosario |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Law & Sexuality |
History | 1991–present |
Publisher | Tulane University Law School (United States) |
Frequency | Annual |
Standard abbreviations | |
Bluebook | Tul. J. L. & Sex. |
ISO 4 | Tulane J. Law Sex. |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 1062-0680 |
LCCN | 93649001 |
OCLC no. | 47173063 |
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The journal was established in 1991 as Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian and Gay Legal Issues, becoming the first legal publication dedicated solely to analysis of LGBTQ+ issues.[2] In 1997, its title was amended to Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Legal Issues. In 2012, the journal obtained its current title, Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality: A Review of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Law.
Members are chosen through writing competitions conducted annually in the summer and fall. Members agree to either a one or two-year commitment based on their graduation date.
The following articles have been cited most often:
Michael Greenberg was a former member of the National LGBT Bar Association and a Philadelphia attorney who died in 1996 from AIDS complications.[3] The competition was created in his memory, and recognizes exceptional student legal scholarship concerning the LGBTQ+ community.[3] The Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality selects a winner and runner-up eligible for cash prizes and free registration to the annual Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair.[3] Each winner and submission are reviewed for potential publication in the journal.
Recent winners:
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