Same sex, different politics : success and failure in the struggles over gay rights /

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Why is it so much harder for American same-sex couples to get married than it is for them to adopt children? And why does our military prevent gays from serving openly even though jurisdictions nationwide continue to render such discrimination illegal? Illuminating the conditions that engender these...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mucciaroni, Gary (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Series:Chicago studies in American politics.
Subjects:
Gay rights.
Gays > Social conditions.
Homosexuality.
Gays > Services for.
Homosexuality
Homosexuels > Droits.
Homosexuels > Conditions sociales.
Homosexualité.
Homosexuels > Services.
homosexuality.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Issues, institutions, and threats
  • Defining the threats from gay rights
  • Advocating gay rights
  • Legalizing homosexual conduct
  • Adoption
  • Military service
  • Marriage, civil rights, and hate crimes
  • Conclusion.

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