Carlos Ball: “The First Amendment and LGBT Equality”

Carlos A. Ball is Distinguished Professor of Law and Judge Frederick Lacey Scholar at Rutgers Law School. He is a national expert on LGBT rights and is the author of many books and articles on the subject.

Ball will be joined by Scott Skinner-Thompson, who teaches at the NYU School of Law.

“The First Amendment and LGBT Equality: A Contentious History” illuminates the story of the legal and cultural history of the First Amendment’s crucial yet largely forgotten role in the first few decades of the gay rights movement.