03309nam 2200721 a 450 991078280280332120231213131030.01-282-07039-897866120703960-226-54410-910.7208/9780226544106(CKB)1000000000747324(EBL)432269(OCoLC)371102605(SSID)ssj0000240806(PQKBManifestationID)11222674(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240806(PQKBWorkID)10266515(PQKB)11707490(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122713(MiAaPQ)EBC432269(DE-B1597)524122(OCoLC)1058288314(DE-B1597)9780226544106(Au-PeEL)EBL432269(CaPaEBR)ebr10290023(CaONFJC)MIL207039(EXLCZ)99100000000074732420080404d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSame sex, different politics[electronic resource] success and failure in the struggles over gay rights /Gary MucciaroniChicago University of Chicago Press20081 online resource (392 p.)Chicago Studies in American PoliticsDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-54408-7 0-226-54409-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-366) and index.Issues, institutions, and threats -- Defining the threats from gay rights -- Advocating gay rights -- Legalizing homosexual conduct -- Adoption -- Military service -- Marriage, civil rights, and hate crimes -- Conclusion.Why is it so much harder for American same-sex couples to get married than it is for them to adopt children? And why does our military prevent gays from serving openly even though jurisdictions nationwide continue to render such discrimination illegal? Illuminating the conditions that engender these contradictory policies, Same Sex, Different Politics explains why gay rights advocates have achieved dramatically different levels of success from one policy area to another. The first book to compare results across a wide range of gay rights struggles, tChicago Studies in American PoliticsGay rightsGay peopleSocial conditionsHomosexualityGay peopleServices forhomosexuality, politics, activism, queer, gay rights, sexuality, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbtqia, marriage, adoption, military service, discrimination, bias, hate crimes, partner recognition, courts, supreme court, legal system, law, legislation, lobby, congress, history, nonfiction, threat, pride, public opinion, perception, agenda, protest, march, demonstration, ballot referenda.Gay rights.Gay peopleSocial conditions.Homosexuality.Gay peopleServices for.323.3/264Mucciaroni Gary1520034MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782802803321Same sex, different politics3758477UNINA