Sexuality and Transsexuality Under the European Convention on Human Rights

A valuable contribution to the literature on the Courts heteronormativity. Furthermore, the book is a functional introduction for readers interested in familiarising themselves with queer theoretical critiques and becoming familiar with the ECtHRs ever-growing body of case law concerning sexualities. -- Juho Aalto, University of Turku * Nordic Journal of Human Rights *

Damian A Gonzalez-Salzberg is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield.

1. An Introduction to Queer(ing) Human Rights Law I. The Method and the Methodology of the Book II. The European Court of Human Rights III. Homosexuality and Transsexuality before the Court IV. A (Working) Definition of Queer Theory V. Queer Legal Theory VI. Queering Human Rights Law VII. Outline of the Book 2. The Courts Conception of Gender I. Introduction II. The Sexed/Gendered Subject of Human Rights III. The Legal Meaning of Sex IV. Reconstructing the Legal Meaning of Gender V. The Transsexual Creation of Surgery and the Law VI. A Human Right to Gender Affirming Surgery? VII. Overcoming a Genitocentric Case Law VIII. Revisiting the Gender In-Between IX. Conclusion 3. (Homo)Sexuality before the Court I. Introduction II. The (Hetero)Sexual Subject of Human Rights III. The Protection of Another Sexual Identity IV. Homosexuality as a Public Identity V. The Courts (Western) Understanding of Sexuality VI. The Construction of a Sexual Predisposition VII. A (Mutable) Immutable Sexuality VIII. Narratives of Homosexual Identity IX. Conclusion 4. LGBT Families and Non-discrimination I. Introduction II. The Prohibition of Discrimination under the Convention III. The Privileged Heterosexual Married Couple IV. The Protection of the Family in the Traditional Sense V. Homonormativity as an LGBT Strategy VI. Problems with (Non-)Discrimination VII. Conclusion 5. Of Marriage, Partnerships and Parenthood (and Marriage Once Again) I. Introduction II. The Heterosexual Right to Marry III. Heterosexual(ising) Marriages History IV. LGBT Parenthood V. Conclusion 6. A Queer(er) Human Rights Jurisprudence I. Introduction II. Same-Sex Marriage before the Court III. Revisiting Transsexual Marriage after Goodwin IV. Que(e)rying the Privileged Character of Marriage V. Re-thinking Second-Parent Adoption VI. Conclusion 7. Conclusion