Coalition building and electoral organizing in the passage of anti-discrimination laws: The case of connecticut

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 35-53

  Bonelli, John ^a,b   Simmons, Louise ^c  

^a Connecticut Positive Action Coalition ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Connecticut; Gay rights; Gay rights legislation; Hartford; Political activism; Political organizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247673163     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v16n03_03     Document Type: Article

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