The lavender vote lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals in American electoral politics
In the quarter century since the Stonewall riots in New York City's Greenwich Village launched the national gay-rights movement in earnest, LGB voters have steadily expanded their political influence. The Lavender Vote is the first full- length examination of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals as...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
New York University Press
©1996, 1996
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In the quarter century since the Stonewall riots in New York City's Greenwich Village launched the national gay-rights movement in earnest, LGB voters have steadily expanded their political influence. The Lavender Vote is the first full- length examination of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals as a factor in American elections. Mark Hertzog here describes the differences in demographics, attitudes, and voting behavior between self-identified bisexuals and homosexuals and the rest of the voting population. He shows that lavender self- identifiers comprise a distinctive voting bloc equal in number |
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| Physical Description: | x, 278 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780814735305 9780814735299 0814735304 0814735290 |