Introduction Part 1: Context 1. Some Lessons from Lawrence, John D'Emilio 2. Questions of Tolerance and Fairness, David O. Erdos 3. Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the 2004 Presidential Vote, Kenneth Sherrill 4. The Symbolic Centrality of Gay Marriage in the 2004 Presidential Election, Sean Cahill 5. The Anti-Gay Backlash? Ethel D. Klein Part 2: Decision 6.

Some Thoughts on Institutional Life and "The Rest of the Closet" John Brigham 7. The Unknown Past of Lawrence v Texas, Dale Carpenter 8. The Rule of Lawrence, Andrew Koppelman 9. Lawrence, Privacy, and the Marital Bedroom: A Few Telltale Signs of Worry, Joe Rollins 10. The Continuing Triumph of Neo-Conservatism in American Constitutional Law, Anna Marie Smith 11. Sexuality, Marriage, and Relationships: The Radical Potential of Lawrence, Jo Ann Citron and Mary Lyndon Shanley 12. Why Lawrence Was Not Expected: A Critique of Pragmatic Legalist and Behavioral Explanations of Supreme Court Decision-making, Ronald Kahn 13. To What Extent Should We Be Looking Abroad for Guidance in Interpreting the United States Constitution? Sanford Levinson Part 3: The Future 14.

Liberal With a Twist: Queering Marriage, H.N. Hirsch 15. The Polite Thing To Do, Keith J. Bybee.