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Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook

Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook

Smith, Raymond
Haider-Markel, Donald

Hardcover

General Political ScienceGLBTQIA Studies

ISBN10: 1576072568
ISBN13: 9781576072561
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: May 1 2002
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.41
Height: 1.23 Width: 6.46 Depth: 9.36
Language: English

A groundbreaking volume surveying the contributions that gay and lesbian Americans have made to the democratic process.

In 1969, when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people first participated as a group in the political process, they faced an imposing array of obstacles. Everything from personal rejection and violence; state anti-sodomy laws; exclusion from the armed forces; and legal discrimination in employment, housing, credit, consumer service, and public accommodations.

Nevertheless, by the end of the millennium, LGBT people had transformed themselves into a well-organized and begrudgingly respected political force. In the process, they dramatically changed laws and attitudes across the nation. This new volume tells the story of the rapid growth and remarkable successes of the LGBT movement--a record that makes it one of the most successful social movements in U.S. history and, ironically, the least studied.

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