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

• Autore: Lampo David <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.3/2640973
• Soggetto topico: Gay rights - United States; Conservatism - United States; Libertarianism - United States; Homophobia - United States; Homosexuality - Moral and ethical aspects; Christianity and politics - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 2009-
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A fundamental freedom
• ISBN: 1-280-82392-5; 9786613711533; 1-4422-1573-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779206803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II