Lisa s case and Article 119 of EC Treaty European court s decision Rights of lesbians and gay men Conclusion Sexuality and rights Sexuality, identity and social rights are very important things and they are related to each other very closely. Civil rights came first, in the 18th century and they include things such as the right to own property, freedom of speech and thought and so on. Social rights came last, just in this century. The right to a certain level of economic welfare and security are for example social rights.
Social rights are welfare states rights.
Hierarchies are formed differently in different times. Today when there is claims that class boundaries do not exist anymore, we could think that one of the main principle of hierarchies is sexuality. Now we are discussing on what grounds social rights are distributed and why lesbians and gay men are sometimes excluded from these rights. But even that is not automatically clear that lesbians and gay men have access to all civil and political rights. Next I will take as an example of exclusion from social rights case of Lisa Grant.