03054nam 2200709 a 450 991096991830332120240516185749.0979-82-16-34314-11-280-82392-597866137115331-4422-1573-9(CKB)2550000000106987(EBL)951038(SSID)ssj0000701304(PQKBManifestationID)11427616(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701304(PQKBWorkID)10672644(PQKB)10560562(Au-PeEL)EBL951038(CaPaEBR)ebr10573579(CaONFJC)MIL371153(OCoLC)817094748(MiAaPQ)EBC951038(EXLCZ)99255000000010698720111201d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA fundamental freedom why Republicans, conservatives, and Libertarians should support gay rights /David Lampo1st ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20121 online resource (212 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1571-2 1-4422-1572-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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?.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 individualGay rightsUnited StatesConservatismUnited StatesLibertarianismUnited StatesHomophobiaUnited StatesHomosexualityMoral and ethical aspectsChristianity and politicsUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government2009-Gay rightsConservatismLibertarianismHomophobiaHomosexualityMoral and ethical aspects.Christianity and politics323.3/2640973Lampo David1950-1856397MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969918303321A fundamental freedom4455196UNINA