Does the idea of equality for sexual minorities have as strong an
influence as the media suggest? How often do politicians come out
forthrightly in support of gay rights? Drawing on more than three
hundred interviews with activists, politicians, officials,
legislative aides, and journalists, David Rayside shows that gays,
lesbians, and their political issues are still on the fringe of the
political mainstream. His landmark study of political access
demonstrates that, despite the overall tempering of anti-gay
rhetoric in the 1990s, opponents of equality are formidable, and
standing up for sexual minorities is still widely thought to be
politically risky.
Rayside documents a high-profile controversy in each of three
countries: gays and lesbians in the military in the United States,
sexual orientation and human rights legislation in Canada, and the
age-of-consent battle in the United Kingdom. In addition, in-depth
interviews of openly gay elected officials from three countries --
U.S. Congressman Barney Frank, Canadian Member of Parliament Svend
Robinson, and British M.P. Chris Smith -- provide an inside look at
the political process: the negotiation of gay and lesbian policy
issues on a daily basis, the attitudes of colleagues in various
political parties, and the tensions created when grassroots and
mainstream activism intersect with each other. The only major book
to look at gay and lesbian politics in three culturally similar but
politically disparate countries, On the Fringe explores the
political workings and impact of a modern social movement
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