Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-347) and index.
Contents
Britain. Promoting heterosexuality in the Thatcher years ; Activist openings on the age of consent ; The Parliamentary ascent of Chris Smith -- Canada. The Canadian Human Rights Act and Liberal Party pragmatism ; The fight for relationship recognition in Ontario ; The activist roles of Svend Robinson -- United States. The military ban and the perils of Congressional politics ; Barney Frank and the art of the possible ; The inescapable allure of the American mainstream.