Politics of Gay Rights

Name: Politics of Gay Rights
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ISBN: 9780226719993

ISBN-10: 0226719995

ISBN-13: 9780226719993

Edition: 2000

Authors: Craig A. Rimmerman, Kenneth D. Wald, Clyde Wilcox

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Few issues in American politics inspire such passion as that of civil rights for gays and lesbians. In this group of original essays, scholars and activists writing from a number of different perspectives provide a comprehensive overview of this heated debate. Contributors thoroughly investigate the politics of the gay and lesbian movement, beginning with its political organizations and tactics. The essays also address the strategies and ideology of conservative opposition groups, such as the Christian Right. They focus on key issues for public policy, including gays and lesbians openly serving in the military, anti-discrimination laws, and the ongoing crisis of AIDS. The book ends with…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 476
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.98" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



List of Contributors


Preface



The Context of Gay PoliticsKenneth D. WaldI. The Gay Movement



Cycles of Change, Questions of Strategy: The Gay and Lesbian Movement after Fifty Years




Beyond Political Mainstreaming: Reflections on Lesbian and Gay Organizations and the Grassroots




Where Rhetoric Meets Reality: The Role of Black Lesbians and Gays in "Queer" Politics




Lesbian and Gay Policy Priorities: Commonality and Difference




Antigay: Varieties of Opposition to Gay Rights




The Gay Agenda Is the Devil's Agenda: The Christian Right's Vision and the Role of the




Direct Democracy and Gay Rights Initiatives after




DOMA and ENDA: Congress Votes on Gay Rights




Gays and AIDS: Democratizing Disease?




Sex/uality and Military Service




The Politics of Gay Rights at the Local and State Level




Lesbian and Gay Politics in the States: Interest Groups, Electoral Politics, and Policy




Gay and Lesbian Issues in the Congressional Arena




Sex and the Supreme Court: Gays, Lesbians, and Justice




Gay Rights in the Public Sphere: Public Opinion on Gay and Lesbian Equality



Index