Psychopaths, Pedophiles, and Perverts: Moving from Sexual Psychopathy to the Decriminalization of Consensual Sodomy

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Marie-Amelie George, Department of History Yale University

I am interested in the intersection of social movements, law, and science, specifically the ways in which attorneys have historically addressed scientific theories in their litigation strategies. Science has played a central role in civil rights litigation, with scientific theories used to justify laws based on race, sex, age, and physical ability. I am interested in how rights litigants and attorneys have surmounted scientific arguments validating discrimination, both in the courtroom and by advocating for change within the scientific community. I am particularly interested in studying these themes in the context of gay rights litigation, focusing on how psychiatric understandings of sexuality impacted legal arguments.
I graduated from Georgetown University in 2003 and received a Master’s from Oxford University in 2006. I graduated from Columbia Law School in 2007, after which I worked as a prosecutor at the Miami State Attorney’s Office and as a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York.