Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over SexualityIssues such as lesbians and gay men serving openly in the military, same-sex marriage and the inclusion of sexual orientation in anti-discrimination and hate crime laws have evolved along with the rival progay and anitgay communities. As a result of public policy debates, the U. S. progay movement has moved toward an essentialist, non-sexual identity while traditionalists have shifted toward a secular public self-representation. This book analyzes the internal disagreements within the two movements. |
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Page viii
... constructionist , anti - essentialist , focusing not just on what progays and antigays say and believe , but also on the role of rhetoric in the making and molding of identities such as homosexual and heterosexual . Arguably , it is ...
... constructionist , anti - essentialist , focusing not just on what progays and antigays say and believe , but also on the role of rhetoric in the making and molding of identities such as homosexual and heterosexual . Arguably , it is ...
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... constructionist view of homosexuality has become dominant . In contrast , essentialism has become the dominant assumption for gay activists , for progay organi- zations , and for gay and lesbian people as they seek to legitimate them ...
... constructionist view of homosexuality has become dominant . In contrast , essentialism has become the dominant assumption for gay activists , for progay organi- zations , and for gay and lesbian people as they seek to legitimate them ...
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... constructionism on a number of grounds . The constructionist frame has been criticized because it disor- ganizes gay political action and erases the gay subject , undercuts moral claims on equality , is intellectually vacuous , and ...
... constructionism on a number of grounds . The constructionist frame has been criticized because it disor- ganizes gay political action and erases the gay subject , undercuts moral claims on equality , is intellectually vacuous , and ...
Contents
Emergence of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture | 1 |
Analysis of Communication in Contests | 35 |
Appeals in Progay and Traditionalist Discourses | 57 |
Copyright | |
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Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality Ralph R. Smith,Russel R. Windes Limited preview - 2000 |
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