The House of Lords Library only loans items to parliamentary users.  If you are a parliamentary user please log in using the link above. For more information on the House of Lords Library, visit the Parliament website.

Terms of exclusion : rightful citizenship claims and the construction of LGBT political identity /

Murib, Zein,

Terms of exclusion : rightful citizenship claims and the construction of LGBT political identity / Zein Murib. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this text, Zein Murib looks at the LGBT community in the US as it formed into an identity-based social and political group. Drawing on an extensive archive of movement documents and publications, Murib argues that the strategic use of 'rightful citizenship claims,' or the assertion that lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people are owed rights as citizens, created opportunities for the recognition of white, gender-normative, monogamously partnered gay men and lesbians at the expense of other community members. 'Terms of Exclusion' shows that within-group marginalization is not an accident of political expediency or due to relatively fewer resources, but rather a discursive strategy employed by political actors to make a group palatable to lawmakers and the general public.

Specialized.

9780197671535 No price

10.1093/oso/9780197671498.001.0001 doi


Sexual minorities--Political activity--United States.
Sexual minorities--Civil rights--United States.
Family and Relationships.
Society & culture: general.

HQ73.73.U6 / M87 2023

306.760973

Contact us

Phone: 0207 219 5242
Email: hllibrary@parliament.uk
Website: lordslibrary.parliament.uk

Accessibility statement