The Struggle Over Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Rights: Facing Off in Cincinnati

ISBN-13: 9780415972338 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 158 str.

Kimberly B. Dugan

Opis

In November 1993 voters in Cincinnati, Ohio passed Issue 3, an amendment to the City Charter eliminating gay, lesbian and bisexual person's 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 newly enacted Human Rights Ordinance just one year earlier. The gay, lesbian and bisexual movement mobilized in efforts to thwart the Issue 3 initiative. Most research on social movements has focused on solitary movements engaged with the state and on opportunities for mobilization strictly in terms of the political. Using qualitative data, this study captures the dynamics and interdependence of the gay, lesbian and bisexual movement and the Christian right as they engaged in conflict over this antigay issue by focusing on cultural factors relevant to movement mobilization, strategies, and success.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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