The Lesbian and Gay Movements
by Rimmerman, Craig A.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-12-24
Publisher(s): Westview Pr
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Summary
Throughout their relatively short history, the lesbian and gay movements in the United States have endured searing conflicts over whether to embrace assimilationist or liberationist strategies. This new book explores this dilemma in both contemporary and historical contexts, describing the sources of these conflicts, to what extent the conflicts have been resolved, and how they might be resolved in future. The text also tackles the challenging issue of what constitutes movement "effectiveness" and how "effective" the assimilationist and liberationist strategies have been in three contentious policy arenas: the military ban, same-sex marriage, and AIDS. Considerable attention is devoted to how policy elites-most notably Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton; Congress; and the Supreme Court-have responded to the movements' grievances. The book examines the George W. Bush presidency with an eye to assessing how political opportunities have informed the broader lesbian and gay movements' strategies, and also details the response of the Christian Right to the movements' various assimilationist and liberationist strategies.
Author Biography
Craig A. Rimmerman is professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He is the editor of Westview Press's Dilemmas in American Politics series. He is also author of Presidency by Plebiscite: The Reagan-Bush Era in Institutional Perspective, and co-editor with Kenneth A. Wald and Clyde Wilcox of The Politics of Gay Rights.
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Introduction to the Core Dilemma | p. 1 |
| The Assimilationist and Liberationist Strategies in Historical Context | p. 11 |
| The Birth of the Homophile Movement and the Foundations for Contemporary Politics | p. 15 |
| The Stonewall Rebellion and Beyond | p. 20 |
| The 1970s and the Challenge of the Christian Right | p. 25 |
| Conclusion | p. 28 |
| The Conflict Over HIV/AIDS Policy | p. 31 |
| AIDS in Historical Context | p. 35 |
| Conclusion | p. 62 |
| "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Policy Perspectives on the Military Ban | p. 65 |
| Military Integration in Historical Context | p. 68 |
| The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Debate and Policy | p. 74 |
| The Response of the Lesbian and Gay Movements to Clinton's Compromise | p. 80 |
| How the Clinton Administration Might Have Avoided Compromise | p. 81 |
| Flaws in the Lesbian and Gay Movements' Political Strategies | p. 83 |
| Implementation of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy | p. 86 |
| The Case for the Military Ban | p. 89 |
| The Case Against the Military Ban | p. 93 |
| Conclusion | p. 96 |
| Jilted at the Altar: The Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage | p. 97 |
| Same-Sex Marriage in Historical Context | p. 100 |
| The Implications of the Marriage Debate for the Lesbian and Gay Movements | p. 116 |
| The Case for Same-Sex Marriage | p. 119 |
| The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage | p. 123 |
| Conclusion | p. 127 |
| The Movements' Futures | p. 129 |
| The Assimilationist and Liberationist Strategies Revisited | p. 133 |
| Coalition Politics | p. 138 |
| Barriers to Building Coalitions | p. 146 |
| Conclusion | p. 148 |
| AIDS Timeline | p. 149 |
| The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Law | p. 155 |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Christian Right Organizations | p. 159 |
| Discussion Questions | p. 163 |
| Glossary | p. 167 |
| Notes | p. 173 |
| References | p. 175 |
| Index | p. 185 |
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