03039nam 2200649Ia 450 991045449240332120200520144314.00-8166-6633-4(CKB)1000000000721629(EBL)433178(OCoLC)310982384(SSID)ssj0000173609(PQKBManifestationID)11172632(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173609(PQKBWorkID)10165119(PQKB)10397397(MiAaPQ)EBC433178(MdBmJHUP)muse39283(Au-PeEL)EBL433178(CaPaEBR)ebr10274273(CaONFJC)MIL523328(EXLCZ)99100000000072162920080227d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHow the religious right shaped lesbian and gay activism[electronic resource] /Tina FetnerMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20081 online resource (184 p.)Social movements, protest, and contention ;v. 31Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4918-9 0-8166-4917-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-144) and index.The roots of activism : homosexuals and Christian evangelicals before the fight -- The conflict emerges in the 1970's -- Organizational development through the 1980's -- 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.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 politicalSocial movements, protest, and contention ;v. 31.Gay liberation movementUnited StatesGay rightsUnited StatesReligious rightUnited StatesHomophobiaUnited StatesElectronic books.Gay liberation movementGay rightsReligious rightHomophobia306.76/6097309045Fetner Tina971992MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454492403321How the religious right shaped lesbian and gay activism2210015UNINA