Rethinking sexual citizenship /Jyl J. Josephson.
- Albany [New York] : State University of New York Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (xi, 242 pages).
- SUNY series in queer politics and cultures .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Acknowledgments -- Sexual citizenship -- Welfare policy and the politics of sexual deviance -- The politics of sexual shaming : abstinence-only sex education -- Defense of marriage acts and the politics of sexual regulation -- Sexual citizenship after the white hegemonic heteronormative family -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Offers a more democratic way to think about families, politics, and public life. Public policy often assumes there is one correct way to be a family. Rethinking Sexual Citizenship argues that policies that enforce this idea hurt all of us and harm our democracy. Jyl J. Josephson uses the concept of "sexual citizenship" (a criticism of the assumption that all families have a heterosexual at their center) to show how government policies are made to punish or reward particular groups of people. This analysis applies sexual citizenship not only to policies that impact LGBTQ families, but also to other groups, including young people affected by abstinence-only public policies and single-parent families affected by welfare policy. The book also addresses the idea that the "normal" family in the United States is white. It concludes with a discussion of how scholars and activists can help create a more inclusive democracy by challenging this narrow view of public life."--Provided by publisher.
9781438460499
Sex role--Political aspects--United States. Gender identity--Political aspects--United States.