Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers' Rights

Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers Rights is a legal case that set the stage for today's LGBTQ civil rights, involving an Ohio guidance counselor fired in 1974 for being bisexual. Justice Brennan's dissent laid the foundation for LGBTQ civil rights advances, and the book tells the story of Rowland and the fight for employment rights for LGBTQ educators. It also brings the story to the present, including commentary on Bostock v Clayton County, the 2020 Supreme Court case that struck down employment discrimination against LGBT workers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 12 August 2022
Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers' Rights is a significant legal case that laid the groundwork for today's LGBTQ civil rights. The case revolves around Marjorie Rowland, an Ohio guidance counselor who was fired in 1974 for being bisexual. Although Rowland's case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices declined to consider it. However, Justice Brennan's dissenting opinion in the case has become a cornerstone for LGBTQ civil rights advances. In their book, authors Margaret A. Nash and Karen L. Graves recount the story of Rowland's case and her fight for employment rights for LGBTQ educators. They also provide commentary on Bostock v. Clayton County, a 2020 Supreme Court case that struck down employment discrimination against LGBT workers. Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers' Rights is a must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ civil rights and the history of the movement.

Weight: 214g
Dimension: 153 x 227 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978827509