Document Type
Article
Abstract
The author of this article participated in the litigation of Andersen v. King County, Washington in which lesbian and gay couples unsuccessfully sought access to marriage. Although part of the plaintiffs' litigation team, she is a feminist anti-assimilationist and as such, is generally opposed to articulating marriage as a priority of the lesbian/gay civil rights movement. Confronted with the undeniable reality that marriage has become the central demand of the lesbian and gay movement, the author explores the tensions and contradictions encountered during the litigation. The article examines how one might critically manifest resistance even while working for an assimilationist goal.
Recommended Citation
Julie Shapiro,
Reflections on Complicity, 8 N.Y.CITY L. REV. 657
(2005).
https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/faculty/582