ISBN:
0816649170
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0816649189
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9780816649181
,
9780816649174
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxiii, 156 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Wilcox, Melissa M. How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism 2010
Series Statement:
Social movements, protest, and contention v. 31
Parallel Title:
Print version How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism
DDC:
306.76/6097309045
Keywords:
Homophobia
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Gay rights
;
Gay liberation movement
;
Religious right
;
Gay liberation movement ; United States
;
Gay rights ; United States
;
Homophobia ; United States
;
Religious right ; United States
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
While gay rights are on the national agenda now, activists have spent decades fighting for their platform, seeing themselves as David against the religious right's Goliath. At the same time, the religious right has continuously and effectively countered the endeavors of lesbian and gay activists, working to repeal many of the laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and to progress a constitutional amendment "protecting" marriage. In this accessible and grounded work, Tina Fetner uncovers a remarkably complex relationship between the two movements-one that transcends politic
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Roots of Activism: Homosexuals and Christian Evangelicals before the Fight; 2. The Conflict Emerges in the 1970s; 3. Organizational Development through the 1980s; 4. Where's the Party? Entering the Republican and Democratic Folds; 5. Taking to the Streets: Protest and Direct Democracy; 6. Culture Wars: Battles for the Hearts and Minds of America; 7. The Impact of the Religious Right on Lesbian and Gay Activism; Works Cited; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-144) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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