Things have changed a bit since this book was published, but it was assigned to me for a class back in grad school, so before I get rid of it I figured I ought to actually read it, not just the paragraphs we focused on in class way back when. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" had not yet been repealed and there have been a few new marriage and adoption cases since this book was written. Still, the history covered in this book is fairly well-written and one could probably follow it even without a law background. There is a lot of jargon, enough to easily understand why the general public doesn't follow the courts and legislature very successfully. ( )