On the Fringe : : Gays and Lesbians in Politics / / David M. Rayside.
Does the idea of equality for sexual minorities have as strong an influence as the media suggest? How often do politicians come out forthrightly in support of gay rights? Drawing on more than three hundred interviews with activists, politicians, officials, legislative aides, and journalists, David R...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©1998 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) :; 7 tables, 17 halftones |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction: Activist Influence and Political Context
- Br~1:ain
- 1. Promoting Heterosexuality in the Thatcher Years
- 2. Activist Openings on the Age of Consent
- 3. The Parliamentary Ascent of Chris Smith
- Canada
- 4. The Canadian Human Rights Act and Liberal Party Pragmatism
- 5. The Fight for Relationship Recognition in Ontario
- 6. The Activist Roles of Svend Robinson
- United States
- 7. The Military Ban and the Perils of Congressional Politics
- 8. Barney Frank and the Art of the Possible
- 9. The Inescapable Allure of the American Mainstream
- Notes
- Index