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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779206803321

Autore

Lampo David <1950->

Titolo

A fundamental freedom [[electronic resource] ] : why Republicans, conservatives, and Libertarians should support gay rights / / David Lampo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012

ISBN

1-280-82392-5

9786613711533

1-4422-1573-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

323.3/2640973

Soggetti

Gay rights - United States

Conservatism - United States

Libertarianism - United States

Homophobia - United States

Homosexuality - Moral and ethical aspects

Christianity and politics - United States

United States Politics and government 2009-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A short history of the gay rights movement -- Why the Religious Right is wrong about the separation of Church and State -- What are gay rights? -- The thorny issue of gay marriage -- The rise, fall, and resurrection of the modern conservative movement -- Is the Tea Party nation anti-gay? -- Where do we go from here? -- A last hurrah for Republican anti-gay bigotry?.

Sommario/riassunto

It is an axiom of modern American politics that many Republicans and most conservatives are not only anti-gay but that they have capitulated to an anti-gay agenda formulated and pursued by the religious right for the past several decades. In A Fundamental Freedom, David Lampo makes the case that support for gay rights will provide long-term political benefits for the GOP and the conservative movement. He argues that an anti-gay agenda succinctly exposes the hypocrisy of



those who talk of limited government and individual