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The passage of the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 in California in 2008 stunned gay rights activists across the country. Although facing a well-funded campaign in support of the ballot measure, LGBT activists had good reasons for optimism, including the size and strength of their campaign. Since 19...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stone, Amy L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Gay liberation movement > United States.
Gay rights > United States.
Constitutional amendments > United States.
Referendum > United States.
Homosexuels > Droits > États-Unis.
Référendum > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Constitutional amendments
Gay liberation movement
Gay rights
Referendum
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The passage of the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 in California in 2008 stunned gay rights activists across the country. Although facing a well-funded campaign in support of the ballot measure, LGBT activists had good reasons for optimism, including the size and strength of their campaign. Since 1974, the LGBT movement has fought 146 anti-gay ballot initiatives sponsored by the religious right and has developed innovative strategies to oppose these measures. In Gay Rights at the Ballot Box, Amy L. Stone examines how the tactics of LGBT activists have evolved and unravels the complex relation.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxi, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816680207
0816680205

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