TY - JOUR
T1 - Queer bedfellows of proposition 8
T2 - Adopting social conservative and neoliberal political rationalities in california's same-sex marriage fight
AU - DeGagne, Alexa
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - On November 4, 2008 California voters passed Proposition 8, and accordingly same-sex marriage was banned under the state constitution. Proposition 8 is now being considered by the Supreme Court. The proposition has sparked national debate about the nature of the relationship between the state and citizens' sexuality and corresponding rights; calling into question the practice of allocating rights and privileges on the basis of sexuality and family form. Proponents of the proposition, who can be classified as predominantly socially conservative, want to maintain the status and privileges of marriage for heterosexuals; arguing that allowing same-sex marriage threatens the legitimacy, sanctity and strength of traditional heterosexual marriage. This article examines the extent to which three Californian pro-samesex marriage organizations (Equality California, Join the Impact, and the Courage Campaign) have challenged and/or appropriated social conservative and neoliberal discourses in their effort to gain access to the rights and privileges that are currently administered through marriage.
AB - On November 4, 2008 California voters passed Proposition 8, and accordingly same-sex marriage was banned under the state constitution. Proposition 8 is now being considered by the Supreme Court. The proposition has sparked national debate about the nature of the relationship between the state and citizens' sexuality and corresponding rights; calling into question the practice of allocating rights and privileges on the basis of sexuality and family form. Proponents of the proposition, who can be classified as predominantly socially conservative, want to maintain the status and privileges of marriage for heterosexuals; arguing that allowing same-sex marriage threatens the legitimacy, sanctity and strength of traditional heterosexual marriage. This article examines the extent to which three Californian pro-samesex marriage organizations (Equality California, Join the Impact, and the Courage Campaign) have challenged and/or appropriated social conservative and neoliberal discourses in their effort to gain access to the rights and privileges that are currently administered through marriage.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875252732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.26522/ssj.v7i1.1057
DO - 10.26522/ssj.v7i1.1057
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875252732
SN - 1911-4788
VL - 7
SP - 107
EP - 124
JO - Studies in Social Justice
JF - Studies in Social Justice
IS - 1
ER -