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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fetner, Tina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The roots of activism : homosexuals and Christian evangelicals before the fight
  • The conflict emerges in the 1970s
  • Organizational development through the 1980s
  • Where's the party? Entering the Republican and Democratic folds
  • Taking to the streets : protest and direct democracy
  • Culture wars : battles for the hearts and minds of America
  • The impact of the religious right on lesbian and gay activism.