Equal Protection and the Male Gaze: Another Approach to New Hampshire v. Lilley.

Autor: Mignanelli, Nicholas
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Zdroj: Journal of Gender, Race & Justice; 2019, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p1-19, 19p
Abstrakt: This Article uses New Hampshire v. Lilley, a case recently decided by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, as a starting point for an equal protection analysis of indecent exposure laws that distinguish between women and men. After discussing contemporary equal protection jurisprudence and historicizing these laws, this Article uses the {lm theorist Laura Mulvey's concept of the "male gaze" to demonstrate how overbroad generalizations about sex and sexuality serve as the foundation for this legal distinction. This Article concludes by emphasizing that municipalities and states may continue to enact and enforce indecent exposure laws that reect community standards, so long as they apply equally to women and men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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