01912cmm a2200373 4500 214797620 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 080915s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780203895016 electronic bk. 0203895010 electronic bk. (OCoLC)250683521 N$T eng N$T CDX YDXCP OCLCQ MERUC TxAuBib Smith, Miriam Catherine. Political institutions and lesbian and gay rights in the United States and Canada [electronic resource] / Miriam Smith. New York : Routledge, 2008. 1 online resource (xiv, 230 p.) Routledge studies in North American politics ; 1, 1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203-224]) and index. This book examines why the US and Canada have produced such divergent policy outcomes in affording rights to their gay and lesbian citizens. Smith's contribution will prove vital as movements for lesbian and gay rights continue to recast the social landscape in North America and beyond. United States Declaration of Independence Politics and government. Gay rights United States. Gay rights Canada. Gay men Legal status, laws, etc. Lesbians Legal status, laws, etc. Same-sex marriage United States. Same-sex marriage Canada. Sex discrimination United States. Sex discrimination Canada. Political science Political Freedom & Security Civil Rights. Political science Political Freedom & Security Human Rights. Electronic books. Routledge studies in North American politics ; 1, 1. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=236583 EBSCOhost