Kimberly B Dugan

The Struggle Over Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Rights

Facing off in Cincinnati

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Produktbeschreibung

In November 1993 voters in Cincinnati, Ohio passed Issue 3, an amendment to the City Charter eliminating gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons' legal protection against discrimination and prohibiting their recognition as a group or class. This Christian right initiative emerged largely in response to the inclusion of "sexual orientation" in the city's

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780415652070
• ISBN-10: 0415652073
• Artikelnr.: 36540202

Autorenporträt

Kimberly B. Dugan is Associate Professor of Sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Facing Off Over Gay Rights 2. Cultural Opportunities and Issue 3
Mobilization 3. Collective Identity and the Issue 3 Movements' Strategies
4. The Framing of Issue 3 5. Frame Resonance and the Challenger's
Imperative to Counter 6. Conclusions on an Anti-Gay Rights Test Case