"This book makes important contributions to Women's Studies and
Speech Communication and deserves our critical
attention."--"Women's Studies in Communication"
Many of us have grown up with the language of civil rights, yet
rarely consider how the construction of civil rights claims affects
those who are trying to attain them. Diane Miller examines
arguments lesbians and gay men make for civil rights, revealing the
ways these arguments are both progressive--in terms of helping to
win court cases seeking basic human rights--and limiting--in terms
of framing representations of gay men and lesbians.
Miller incorporates case studies of lesbians in the military and
in politics into her argument. She discusses in detail the
experiences of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was dishonorably
discharged from the National Guard after 27 years of service when
she revealed that she was a lesbian, and Roberta Achtenberg, who
was nominated by Clinton for the job of Assistant Director of
Housing and Urban Development and became the first gay or lesbian
to face the confirmation process. Drawing on these cases and their
outcomes, Miller evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of
privileging civil rights strategies in the struggle for gay and
lesbian rights.
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