To the expanding literature on lesbian and gay rights in Canada,
Miriam Smith contributes this fascinating analysis of trends in the
movement toward equality for sexual minorities in the last quarter
of a century. Using archival material that has largely been
ignored, as well as interviews with Canadian activists, Smith
investigates the ways in which the lesbian and gay movement has
changed in response to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Smith demonstrates that equality-seeking was well entrenched as
a strategy and ideology in lesbian and gay rights networks prior to
the existence of the Charter. However, in the wake of the Charter,
the movement has shifted from a strategy primarily based on
building a social movement to one is based on achieving concrete
legal and policy victories. Rather than focusing on win/loss ratios
before the courts under the Charter or on the analysis of legal
cases, the work centres on the impact of the Charter from the
perspective of the experience of those within the movement
itself.
Unlike the existing literature on the lesbian and gay rights
movement in Canada, Smith's study presents an analysis of the
evolution of federal-level social organizing based on primary
sources. Into the discussion Smith also introduces Quebec politics
as a unique cultural entity and one that is often overlooked in the
context of lesbian and gay activism in Canada. Lesbian and Gay
Rights in Canada is an excellent analysis of an important and
rising social movement in Canadian politics.
General
Imprint: |
University of Toronto Press
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
October 1999 |
First published: |
1999 |
Authors: |
Miriam Smith
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8020-8197-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8020-8197-5 |
Barcode: |
9780802081971 |
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