George Chauncey prepares amicus brief on the history of antigay discrimination submitted to the Supreme Court

Professor George Chauncey prepared the amicus brief on the history of antigay discrimination which the Organization of American Historians submitted to the Supreme Court in this spring’s marriage equality cases.  The brief was submitted in the same-sex marriage case, James Obergefell, et al. vs. Richard Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Public Health. Written by OAH member George Chauncey, professor of history and American studies at Yale University, the brief focuses on the history of discrimination against gays. Opening oral arguments are expected to be heard in the last week of April, with a decision to be issued the last week of June. Read the brief in full.