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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... position which has produced a significant degree of unity in the New Right , loss of freedom was linked to loss of community and moral order . Moreover , economic relations were assigned to the realm of liberty , where God's invisible ...
... position which has produced a significant degree of unity in the New Right , loss of freedom was linked to loss of community and moral order . Moreover , economic relations were assigned to the realm of liberty , where God's invisible ...
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... position is in strong reaction to the traditionalist emphasis on act which demands that " agents are responsible for who they are , that people make them- selves through their actions " ( p . 296 ) . The twofold conclusion is inevita ...
... position is in strong reaction to the traditionalist emphasis on act which demands that " agents are responsible for who they are , that people make them- selves through their actions " ( p . 296 ) . The twofold conclusion is inevita ...
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... position that policy should be debated in a “ public square that does not restrict its access to citizens willing to speak in a purely secular language , but instead is equally open to religious and nonreligious argument ” ( Carter ...
... position that policy should be debated in a “ public square that does not restrict its access to citizens willing to speak in a purely secular language , but instead is equally open to religious and nonreligious argument ” ( Carter ...
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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