It is not really news that inhabitants of the United States are governed by what historian Margot Canaday calls, in the title of her excellent book, a "straight state." For some time now, scholars of sexuality (following in the footsteps of those who have studied and challenged the race and gender hierarchies embedded in state policies and actions) have professed the analytical goal of what historian Lisa Duggan, writing in 1994, called "queering the state." These scholars have argued that the supposed naturalness of the heterosexual couple, and the unnaturalness of alternatives, is presumed and reinforced in the ordinary workings of government. Canaday's substantial contribution is to trace, in gripping and at times horrifying detail, exactly how the United States came to operate in this fashion over the course of much of the twentieth century. The Straight State provides a compelling
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A Gross Unfairness The Workings of the Straight State (The Nation)
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BinatUK 924 days ago
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Citizen Crain: New straight hero on DADT
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UnitedByLove 944 days ago
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This may be our turning point, as straight politicians Congressman Jerry Nadler and Senator Patrick Leahy (two others we should consider heros) have become fierce advocates for the Uniting American Families Act, the bill that would ...
Immigration Gay vs Straight
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uluckidog 1019 days ago
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...who don’t talk enough about illegal immigration. According to the ... marriage, yet they stay strangely silent regarding the UAFA Bill. I
Straight Talk On Marriage: Binational, Same-Sex Couples Face
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BinatUK 1040 days ago
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Binational gay couples discuss how the so-called DOMA and non-inclusive federal immigration laws negatively effect their lives, affirming their support for a change in federal law that would grant gay partners the immigration ...
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