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In the quarter century since the Stonewall riots in New York City's Greenwich Village launched the national gay-rights movement in earnest, LGB voters have steadily expanded their political influence. The Lavender Vote is the first full- length examination of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals as a factor in American elections. Mark Hertzog here describes the differences in demographics, attitudes, and voting behavior between self-identified bisexuals and homosexuals and the rest of the voting population. He shows that lavender self- identifiers comprise a distinctive voting bloc equal in numbers to Latino voters, more liberal across the board on domestic social issues (though not necessarily on economic or national security issues) than non-gay voters, and extremely unified in high-salience elections. Further, lavender voters, contrary to popular belief, are up for grabs between the two major parties.Offering a clear and thorough explanation of LGB voting tendencies, this volume will be must-reading for elected officials, candidates for office, and all those interested in learning about LGB voters.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Lavender Vote
• Subtitle: Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals in American Electoral Politics
• Author: Mark Hertzog
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780814735305
• ISBN: 0814735304
• ID: 04931387
• Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Weight: 27 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. August 1996

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