Progay/Antigay The Rhetorical War over Sexuality
Issues such as lesbians and gay men serving openly in the military, same-sex marriage and the inclusion of sexual orientation in anti-discrimination and hate crime laws have evolved along with the rival progay and anitgay communities. As a result of public policy debates, the U. S. progay movement h...
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Format | eBook |
Language | English |
Published |
Thousand Oaks
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
2000
SAGE Publications, Inc |
Edition | 1 |
Series | Rhetoric & Society |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Issues such as lesbians and gay men serving openly in the military, same-sex marriage and the inclusion of sexual orientation in anti-discrimination and hate crime laws have evolved along with the rival progay and anitgay communities. As a result of public policy debates, the U. S. progay movement has moved toward an essentialist, non-sexual identity while traditionalists have shifted toward a secular public self-representation. This book analyzes the internal disagreements within the two movements. |
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ISBN: | 9780761916468 0761916466 9780761916475 0761916474 |
DOI: | 10.4135/9781452233970 |