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(Ir)reconcilable Differences?: Queer Theory, Everyday Politics, and Mainstream News Coverage of Same-Sex Marriage Debates |
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The legalization of same-sex marriage is an issue that has been debated sporadically in the general public over the last 15 years. In the last three years, however, the issue has once again come to the foreground of American public debate with unprecedented actions taken on all sides. Despite the fact that gay rights and concerns are not usually given regular coverage in the mass media, a significant portion of these debates has played out in the mainstream press. Moreover, this coverage has been largely sympathetic to advocates for same-sex marriage. However, more radical ideas which question the institution of marriage are almost, but not completely absent from the mainstream press. When the more queer or radical idea that marriage is not liberating and that rights and benefits need to be extended broadly not reserved for a few is expressed it tends to come from those in family law and the academy. The potential for queer critics and activists to take advantage of the fact that some people are managing to get radical ideas into the mainstream news media suggests that there may be a way to work for more radical, structural changes within the limitations and opportunities of liberal politics and the politics of the everyday. |
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| Biddinger, Megan. "(Ir)reconcilable Differences?: Queer Theory, Everyday Politics, and Mainstream News Coverage of Same-Sex Marriage Debates" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany, Jun 16, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p93004_index.html> |
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| Biddinger, M. , 2006-06-16 "(Ir)reconcilable Differences?: Queer Theory, Everyday Politics, and Mainstream News Coverage of Same-Sex Marriage Debates" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p93004_index.html |
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Abstract: The legalization of same-sex marriage is an issue that has been debated sporadically in the general public over the last 15 years. In the last three years, however, the issue has once again come to the foreground of American public debate with unprecedented actions taken on all sides. Despite the fact that gay rights and concerns are not usually given regular coverage in the mass media, a significant portion of these debates has played out in the mainstream press. Moreover, this coverage has been largely sympathetic to advocates for same-sex marriage. However, more radical ideas which question the institution of marriage are almost, but not completely absent from the mainstream press. When the more queer or radical idea that marriage is not liberating and that rights and benefits need to be extended broadly not reserved for a few is expressed it tends to come from those in family law and the academy. The potential for queer critics and activists to take advantage of the fact that some people are managing to get radical ideas into the mainstream news media suggests that there may be a way to work for more radical, structural changes within the limitations and opportunities of liberal politics and the politics of the everyday. |
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| 1 Megan Biddinger Prof. Squires 21 October 2005 (Ir)reconcilable Differences?: Queer Theory Everyday Politics and Mainstream News Coverage of Same-Sex Marriage Debates The legalization of same-sex marriage is an issue that has been debated sporadically in the general public over the last 15 years. In the last three years however the issue has once again come to the foreground of American public debate with unprecedented actions taken on all sides. Between 2002 and the present the United States has |
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