Straightforward

How to Mobilize Heterosexual Support for Gay Rights

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Gender & the Law, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Social Policy
Cover of the book Straightforward by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown, Princeton University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown ISBN: 9781400837472
Publisher: Princeton University Press Publication: June 27, 2011
Imprint: Princeton University Press Language: English
Author: Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
ISBN: 9781400837472
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication: June 27, 2011
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Language: English

What can straight people do to support gay rights? How much work or sacrifice must allies take on to do their share? Ian Ayres and Jennifer Brown--law professors, activists, husband and wife--propose practical strategies for helping straight men and women advocate for and with the gay community.

Straightforward advances a thesis that is at once simple and groundbreaking: to make real progress at the central flashpoints of controversy--marriage rights, employment discrimination, gays in the military, exclusion from the Boy Scouts, and religious controversies over homosexuality--straight as well as gay people need to speak up and act for equality. Ayres and Brown take aim at both the hearts and minds of the general public, focusing on strategies that can change the incentives and therefore the behavior of the recalcitrant.

The book is peppered with stories about real people and the decisions they have faced at home, in church, at work, in school, and in politics. It is also filled with creative legal and economic strategies for influencing public and corporate decision-making. For example, Ayres and Brown propose the development of a "fair employment mark" to help companies advertise inclusive employment policies. They also show how a simple pledge to vacation in states that legalize gay marriage can create powerful incentives for legislatures to amend their marriage laws.

Engagingly written and sure to spark debate, Straightforward promises to change the way America thinks about--and participates in--the gay rights movement.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

What can straight people do to support gay rights? How much work or sacrifice must allies take on to do their share? Ian Ayres and Jennifer Brown--law professors, activists, husband and wife--propose practical strategies for helping straight men and women advocate for and with the gay community.

Straightforward advances a thesis that is at once simple and groundbreaking: to make real progress at the central flashpoints of controversy--marriage rights, employment discrimination, gays in the military, exclusion from the Boy Scouts, and religious controversies over homosexuality--straight as well as gay people need to speak up and act for equality. Ayres and Brown take aim at both the hearts and minds of the general public, focusing on strategies that can change the incentives and therefore the behavior of the recalcitrant.

The book is peppered with stories about real people and the decisions they have faced at home, in church, at work, in school, and in politics. It is also filled with creative legal and economic strategies for influencing public and corporate decision-making. For example, Ayres and Brown propose the development of a "fair employment mark" to help companies advertise inclusive employment policies. They also show how a simple pledge to vacation in states that legalize gay marriage can create powerful incentives for legislatures to amend their marriage laws.

Engagingly written and sure to spark debate, Straightforward promises to change the way America thinks about--and participates in--the gay rights movement.

More books from Princeton University Press

Cover of the book Theories of Population Variation in Genes and Genomes by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book The Unstill Ones by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Leaks, Hacks, and Scandals by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Eco-evolutionary Dynamics by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book The New York Nobody Knows by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Being German, Becoming Muslim by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Enlightening Symbols by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Reclaiming the Game by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Blind Spots by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Dictators and Democrats by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book A Cultural History of Causality by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Far from Land by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book The Second Great Contraction by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
Cover of the book The Story of America by Ian Ayres, Jennifer Gerarda Brown
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy