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Marriage and the Shifting Priorities of a New Generation of Lesbians and Gays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2005

Patrick J. Egan
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Kenneth Sherrill
Affiliation:
Hunter College, CUNY

Extract

“Be careful what you ask for,” goes the old adage. “You just might get it.” This advice is well-taken by interest groups that successfully press for policy goals at odds with the preferences of the broader population. Victory may be won, but at the expense of awakening widespread opposition and aggravating friend and foe alike.

Type
Symposium
Copyright
© 2005 by the American Political Science Association

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