Irreconcilable Differences?: Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate

by Thomas C. Caramagno

Book Overview

In recent year, pro-gay and anti-gay rights activists have engaged in a struggle to sway public opinion in their favor through the use of ideologically charged rhetoric in an effort to win support from an undecided public. The author contends, however, that the debate is stalemated precisely because each side stereotypes and pathologizes the other's perspective, thereby becoming perfect enemies divided on every issue and with such intensity that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275977218
• ISBN13: 9780275977214
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.8"