The Gay Agenda: Claiming Space, Identity, and Justice - Couverture souple

Walton, Gerald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 143311836X ISBN 13 : 9781433118364

Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2014

Synopsis

The "gay agenda" is a rhetorical strategy deployed by the religious right and other social conservatives to magnify fear and hostility of queers. Queers are accused, among other things, of strategizing to recruit children into sexually deviant lifestyles ; dismantling family and marriage as cornerstones of civilization ; and forcing the entertainment industry and court systems to do their bidding. Queers certainly do have an agenda but it is not the one that the religious right claims it is. It is to assert their presence in the public space ; claim and name their identities ; and strategize for social justice in law, schools, and workplaces. The Gay Agenda : Claiming Space, Identity, and Justice claims and reclaims the language of "agenda" and turns the rhetoric of the religious right on its ear. The contributors provide insightful and sharp commentary on gay agendas for human rights, marriage and family, cultural influences, schooling and education, and politics and law.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gerald Walton (PhD, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario) focuses on intersectionality studies, power, privilege, and educational policy in his research and teaching of undergraduate and graduate students. He is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 143311836X
• ISBN 13: 9781433118364
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 365
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible