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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hertzog, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York New York University Press ©1996, 1996
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index
  • Virgin ground
  • From "lavender" people to "lavender" voters
  • The sexuality gap : the 1990 national exit polls
  • A view from the states
  • Can the activists turn out the vote? : the case of Deborah Glick
  • Into the mainstream : the lavender vote helps elect a president
  • What it all means and why it matters