How the religious right shaped lesbian and gay activism [[electronic resource] /] / Tina Fetner

• Autore: Fetner Tina
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/6097309045
• Soggetto topico: Gay liberation movement - United States; Gay rights - United States; Religious right - United States; Homophobia - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-144) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 political
• Titolo autorizzato: How the religious right shaped lesbian and gay activism
• ISBN: 0-8166-6633-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454492403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social movements, protest, and contention ; ; v. 31.