How Sex Became a Civil Liberty . . . a tittilating book about the American Civil Liberties Union.

The ACLU has adopted positions that affect our lives. Read the inside story behind the American Civil Liberties Union and its decisions regarding privacy on birth control, rape, sexual harassment, and gay rights.
 
Jan. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- New York Journal of Books reviewer Joan M. Burda is an attorney and author of the award-winning book, Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples, Second Edition. Her other books include Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients: A Lawyer’s Guide, and An Overview of Federal Consumer Law. She speaks nationally and writes about LGBT legal issues.

Ms. Burda characterizes How Sex Became a Civil Liberty by Leigh Ann Wheeler as timely and well written, providing useful background into an organization whose sole stated purpose is to protect, preserve, and defend the Bill of Rights:

“. . . this book introduces the reader to the story of how Americans gained a right to privacy under the United States Constitution. Dr. Wheeler wields a pointed pen at the internal debates the ACLU undertook to arrive at its unique observation: that everyone living in the United States has the right, under the Constitution, to be free of government interference in the most personal aspects of our lives.”

Reviewer Burda notes the unusually important role of the personal side of the ACLU in formulating policy, noting how internal disagreements actually prevented it from presenting a unified public voice:

“This is not an organization comprised of people in lockstep with a shared or specific mindset, rather they reflect the idiosyncrasies, biases, and prejudices of talented, intelligent, well-educated people.”

This book is recommended. The link below will connect you to the full review:

http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/how-sex-became-civil-liberty

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