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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Main Authors Smith, Ralph R, Windes, Russel R
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications, Incorporated 2000
SAGE Publications, Inc
Edition1
SeriesRhetoric & Society
Subjects
Gay & Lesbian Studies
Rhetoric
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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.
ISBN:9780761916468
0761916466
9780761916475
0761916474
DOI:10.4135/9781452233970