Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: George Klippert, Gay Liberation, Pierre Trudeau
19 Jan 2018
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Traditional social movements: people thi(cid:374)k of , environmental, feminist. Now it has changed dramatically: political level: liberal gov, paul martin legalized gay marriage, now provinces have anti-discrimination laws, more ppl living their lives in public, major change over 50 years. How did we get to this transformation: the emergence of resources, organizations, allies, creating powerful identity. Roots in (cid:1005)96(cid:1004)"s the beginning: the association of social knowledge (ask) founded in vancouver. Public opinion was changing: this was a crime against humanity, canadian barr association, lobby government to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults 21 and over, 1969 government complied - recognized emergence of these societal groups. Movement to emerge: diminishing traditional gender roles, and sexual roles, and marital roles, 1960s mostly interest groups doing all the heavy lifting. Social movements are not just independent mechanisms of change: their activities can have unintended consequences for others, their actions could create space for other movements.
