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Perfect Enemies: The Religious Right, the Gay Movement and the Politics of the 1990s
Perfect Enemies The Religious Right the Gay Movement and the Politics of the 1990s Author:Christopher Bull, John Gallagher A war is raging in the United States between two groups once considered radical, even marginal, by most Americans: the religious right and the gay movement. Perfect Enemies reveals why this conflict has moved to the center of political debate and become a pivotal issue in elections at all levels. — From President Clinton's aborted pledge to lift ... more »the ban on gays and lesbians in the military to the statewide antigay initiatives in Oregon, Colorado, and Maine, Chris Bull and John Gallagher offer the first comprehensive account of the rhetoric and strategies-often remarkably alike-of both sides, and of how the mutual passion of these perfect enemies is influencing electoral politics from the state houses to the White House.« less