The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism

The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current research in this subject. Each of the 22 specially commissioned chapters develops and summarises their key issue or debate in relation to activism-that is the claims, strategies and mobilisations (including internal debates and divisions, impediments and state responses) of the lesbian and gay movement. By drawing together leading scholars from political science, sociology, anthropology and history this companion provides an up to the minute snapshot of current scholarship as well as signposting several fruitful avenues for future research. This book is both an invaluable resource for scholars and an indispensable teaching tool for use in the classroom.

David Paternotte is a Lecturer in Sociology at the UniversitAc libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. His work focuses on gender, sexuality and social movements, with a specific interest for transnationalization and professionalization processes. His publications include the edited volume The Lesbian and Gay Movement and the State (with M. Tremblay and C. Johnson, Ashgate 2011). Manon Tremblay is professor at the School of Political Studies at UniversitAc d'Ottawa, Canada. Her research interests include LGBTQ politics, and gender/women in politics. Her most recent publications include Queer Mobilizations: Social Movement Activism and Canadian Public Policy (UBC Press 2015) and The Lesbian and Gay Movement and the State (with D. Paternotte and C. Johnson, Ashgate 2011).