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Sex, lies and politics : gay politicians in the press /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Donna, 1981-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Eastbourne ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Gay legislators > Press coverage > Great Britain.
Gay politicians > Press coverage > Great Britain.
Press and politics > Great Britain > History.
Homosexuality > Political aspects > Press coverage > Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The press, the personal and news values
  • Issues of public and private
  • Unifying key themes
  • Histories of homosexuality: definition and discrimination
  • Private lives, public consequences: representation pre-1980
  • Immoral sexuality, moralistic press coverage: representation 1980-1990
  • Histories of homosexuality: the (slow) advancement of gay equality
  • Scurrilous politicians, scandalous stories: representation 1990-1997
  • Public life, public pressures: representation post-1997.