Title
The Impact of Anti-Gay Politics on the LGBTQ Movement
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2016
Abstract
Since the late 1970s, the Religious Right has mobilized to oppose the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) movement in the United States. Sociologists have studied the relationship between these two movements as a classic movement-countermovement dynamic, in which the strategies, actions, and framing of one movement impact the other. I analyze the way Religious Right reactive and proactive opposition to gay rights has affected the LGBTQ movement. First, I provide an overview of the literature on the negative impacts of the Religious Right, including the diversion of movement goals, transformation of frames, and marginalization of queer politics. Second, I examine the way Religious Right activism may increase mobilization.
Identifier
10.1111/soc4.12373
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Repository Citation
Stone, A. L. (2016). The impact of anti-gay politics on the LGBTQ movement. Sociology Compass, 10(6), 459-467. doi: 10.1111/soc4.12373
Publication Information
Sociology Compass