Homophobia, Class and Party in England

Bibliographic Data

ID6237561
AuthorsDavid Rayside (University of Toronto, corresponding author), David M Rayside
Year1992
Volume25
Issue1
Pages121-150
Publication date1992-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0008423900001943
OpenAlexW2093176528
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited14

Institutionalized homophobia in England has been intensified over the last decade, linked to concerns about “permissiveness” so prominent within the lower middle classes so courted by the modern Conservative party. However, anti-gay norms have long been embedded in working-class and middle-class cultures, more than in continental European and North American societies. Moralistic crusades against homosexuality have been common in England, and are still reinforced by the police, the courts and especially the tabloid press. Opposition has been roused within Labour party and Liberal/Liberal Democratic circles, but often reluctantly, and framed by a limited form of tolerance

Democracy · Liberal Party · Middle class · New england · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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