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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Stone, Amy L. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Referendum.
Gay rights.
Gay liberation movement.
Constitutional amendments.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Referendum > États-Unis.
Homosexuels > Droits > États-Unis.
Referendum > United States.
Constitutional amendments > United States.
Gay rights > United States.
Gay liberation movement > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (272 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816680207

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