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How the religious right shaped lesbian and gay activism /
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 activist...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Social movements, protest, and contention ;
v. 31. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 156 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-144) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816666331 0816666334 |