LGBTQ Lobbying in the United States

ISBN-13: 9780367772222 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 214 str.

Christopher Pepin-Neff

Opis

LGBTQ Lobbying in America argues that the issues and tactics prioritized by the mainstream gay lobbying community fail to serve LGBTQ interests and are complicit in perpetuating heteronormative power dynamics and institutions that render queer and trans people vulnerable to structural oppression.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. LGBTQ lobbying; Chapter 2. LGBTQ lobbying framework; Chapter 3. LGBTQ lobbying tactics; Chapter 4. The White House and LGBTQ lobbying; Chapter 5. The Congress and LGBTQ lobbying; Chapter 6. Sex and LGBTQ lobbying; Chapter 7. The Human Rights Campaign and LGBTQ lobbying; ; Chapter 8. Conclusion: the future of LGBTQ Lobbying

O autorze

Christopher L. Pepin-Neff is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on emotional policymaking and LGBTQ politics. He was the first full-time lobbyist for the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and founder of Q Street, the LGBTQ lobbying association of Washington, D.C. He lives and works in both Burlington, Vermont, and Sydney, Australia.