On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics: Ays and Lesbians in 7 Political Process - Softcover

Rayside, David M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801483743 ISBN 13: 9780801483745

Verlag: Cornell University Press, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Does the idea of equality for sexual minorities have as strong an influence as the media suggest? How often do politicians come out forthrightly in support of gay rights? Drawing on more than three hundred interviews with activists, politicians, officials, legislative aides, and journalists, David Rayside shows that gays, lesbians, and their political issues are still on the fringe of the political mainstream. His landmark study of political access demonstrates that, despite the overall tempering of anti-gay rhetoric in the 1990s, opponents of equality are formidable, and standing up for sexual minorities is still widely thought to be politically risky.

Rayside documents a high-profile controversy in each of three countries: gays and lesbians in the military in the United States, sexual orientation and human rights legislation in Canada, and the age-of-consent battle in the United Kingdom. In addition, in-depth interviews of openly gay elected officials from three countries—U.S. Congressman Barney Frank, Canadian Member of Parliament Svend Robinson, and British M.P. Chris Smith—provide an inside look at the political process: the negotiation of gay and lesbian policy issues on a daily basis, the attitudes of colleagues in various political parties, and the tensions created when grassroots and mainstream activism intersect with each other. The only major book to look at gay and lesbian politics in three culturally similar but politically disparate countries, On the Fringe explores the political workings and impact of a modern social movement.

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David Rayside is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the author of A Small Town in Modern Times and has written extensively about gay and lesbian issues.

David Rayside is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0801483743
• ISBN 13: 9780801483745
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
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