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New. Why, for American same-sex couples, is it so much easier to adopt children than it is to get married? And why does our military prevent gays from serving openly even though jurisdictions nationwide continue to render such discrimination illegal? Illuminating the conditions that engender these contradictory policies, "Same Sex, Different Politics" explains why gay rights advocates have achieved dramatically different levels of success from one policy area to another.The first book to compare results across a wide range of gay rights struggles, this volume explores debates over laws governing military service, homosexual conduct, adoption, marriage and partner recognition, hate crimes, and civil rights. It reveals that in each area, the gay rights movement's achievements depend both on Americans' perceptions of its demands and on the political venue in which the conflict plays out. Adoption policy, for example, generally takes shape in a decentralized system of courts…
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Same Sex, Different Politics: Success and Failure in the Struggles Over Gay Rights Hardcover - 2008
by Gary Mucciaroni
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- Title Same Sex, Different Politics: Success and Failure in the Struggles Over Gay Rights
- Author Gary Mucciaroni
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 392
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Date 2008-10
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780226544083 / 0226544087
- Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm)
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- Sex & Gender: Gay
- Sex & Gender: Lesbian
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects Homosexuality, Gay rights
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008015419
- Dewey Decimal Code 323.326
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- Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/07/2008, Page 28
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