217
Views
11
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Gays and Lesbians in Local Races

A Study of Electoral Viability

&
Pages 103-126 | Published online: 12 Oct 2008

References

  • Alexander , D. and Kristi , A. 1993 . “Gender as a Factor in the Attribution of Leadership Traits.” . Political Research Quarterly , : 527 – 545 .
  • Boles , J. K. 1989 . “Images of Female and Male Elected Officials: The Effect of Gender and Other Respondent Characteristics.” . Journal of Political Science , : 19 – 32 .
  • Button , J. W. , Rienzo , B. A. and Wald , K. D. 1997 . Private Lives, Public Conflicts: Battles over Gay Rights in American Communities , Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly .
  • Dodson , D. L. and Carroll , S. J. 1991 . Reshaping the Agenda: Women in State Legislatures , New Brunswick, NJ : Center for the American Woman and Politics .
  • Ekstrand , L. E. and Eckert , W. A. 1981 . “The Impact of Candidate's Sex on Voter Choice.” . Western Political Quarterly , : 78 – 87 .
  • Erickson , R. S. and Tedin , K. L. 1995 . American Public Opinion, , 5th ed. , Needham Heights, MA : Allyn and Bacon .
  • Fisher , R. D. , Derison , D. , Polley , C. F. III , Cadman , J. and Johnston , D. 1994 . Journal of Applied Social Psychology , 614 – 630 . Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Victory Foundation Press Release . May 6, 1999
  • Gibson , J. L. and Tedin , K. 1988 . “The Etiology of Intolerance of Homosexual Politics.” . Social Science Quarterly , : 587 – 604 .
  • Gross , A. E. , Green , S. K. , Storck , J. T. and Vanyur , J. M. 1980 . “Disclosure of Sexual Orientation and Impressions of Male and Female Homosexuals.” . Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin , : 307 – 314 .
  • Gurwitz , S. B. and Marcus , M. 1978 . “Effects of Anticipated Interaction, Sex, and Homosexual Stereotypes on First Impressions.” . Journal of Applied Social Psychology , : 47 – 56 .
  • Haddock , G. , Zanna , M. P. and Esses , V. M. 1993 . “Assessing the Structure of Prejudicial Attitudes: The Case of Attitudes Toward Homosexuals.” . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , : 1105 – 1118 .
  • Haider-Markel , D. P. “Government Response to a Movement: A Time Series Analysis of Agenda Setting,” . Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association . San Francisco, CA. August .
  • Haider-Markel , D. P. “DOMA-Not the First and Certainly Not the Last: The Evolution of Lesbian and Gay Issues in the U.S. Congress,” . Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association . Chicago, Illinois. April .
  • Herek , G. M. 1988 . “Heterosexuals' Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men: Correlates and Gender Differences.” . The Journal of Sex Research , : 451 – 477 .
  • Herek , G. M. and Glunt , E. K. 1993 . “Interpersonal Contact and Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Gay Men: Results from a National Survey,” . Journal of Sex Research , : 239 – 244 .
  • Herrick , R. and Thomas , S. “The Effects of Sexual Orientation of Citizen Perceptions of Candidate Viability,” . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association . September .
  • Huddy , L. and Terkildsen , N. 1993a . “The Consequences of Gender Stereotypes for Women Candidates at Different Levels and Types of Office.” . Political Research Quarterly , : 503 – 525 .
  • Huddy , L. and Terkildsen , N. 1993b . “Gender Stereotypes and Perceptions of Male and Female Candi dates.” . American Journal of Political Science , : 119 – 147 .
  • Hugick , L. 1992 . “Public Opinion Divided on Gay Rights.” . The Gallup Poll Monthly , June 2–6
  • Kahn , K. F. 1992 . “Does Being Male Help? An Investigation of the Effects of Candidate Gender and Campaign Coverage on Evaluations of U.S. Senate Candidates.” . Journal of Politics , : 497 – 517 .
  • Kite , M. and Deaux , K. 1987 . “Gender Belief Systems: Homosexuality and the Implicit Inversion Theory.” . Psychology of Women Quarterly , : 83 – 96 .
  • Kuklinski , J. H. and Cobb , M. D. “Toward Unobtrusive Survey Measures of Sensitive Political Attitudes,” . Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association . Chicago, Illinois. April .
  • Leeper , M. S. 1991 . “The Impact of Prejudice on Female Candidates: An Experimental Look at Voter Inference.” . American Politics Quarterly , : 248 – 261 .
  • Marcus , G. , Sullivan , J. , Theiss-Morse , E. and Wood , S. L. 1995 . With Malice Toward Some: How People Make Civil Liberties Judgements , New York : Cambridge University Press .
  • Matland , R. E. 1994 . “Putting Scandinavian Equality to the Test. An Experimental Evaluation of Gender Stereotyping of Political Candidates in a Sample of Norwegian Voters.” . British Journal of Political Science , : 273 – 292 .
  • Miller , N. 1995 . Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present , New York : Vintage Books .
  • Moore , D. W. 1993 . “Public Polarized on Gay Issues.” . The Gallup Poll Monthly , : 30 – 34 . April
  • The National Museum and Archive of Lesbian and Gay History . 1996 . The Lesbian Almanac , New York : Berkley Books .
  • Pitkin , H. F. 1967 . The Concept of Representation , Berkeley : University of California Press .
  • Riggle , E. D. B. , Miller , P. M. , Shields , T. G. and Johnson , M. M. S. 1997 . “Gender Stereotypes and Decision Context in the Evaluation of Political Candidates.” . Women & Politics , : 69 – 87 .
  • Rossenwasser , S. M. , Rogers , R. R. , Fling , S. , Silvers-Pickens , K. and Butemyer , J. 1987 . “Attitudes Toward Women and Men in Politics: Perceived Male and Female Candidate Competencies and Participant Personality Characteristics.” . Political Psychology , : 191 – 200 .
  • Rossenwasser , S. M. and Seale , J. 1988 . “Attitudes Toward a Hypothetical Male or Female Presidential Candidate-A Research Note.” . Political Psychology , : 591 – 598 .
  • Rundquist , B. , Strom , G. S. and Peters , J. G. 1977 . “Corrupt Politicians and their Electoral Support: Some Experimental Observations.” . American Political Science Review , : 954 – 963 .
  • Saint-Germain , M. A. 1989 . “Does Their Difference Make A Difference? The Impact of Women on Public Policy in the Arizona Legislature.” . Social Science Quarterly , December : 956 – 968 .
  • Sapiro , V. 1981 . “If U.S. Senator Baker were a Woman: An Experimental Study of Candidate Image.” . Political Psychology , : 61 – 83 .
  • Sherrill , K. 1996 . “The Political Power of Lesbians, Gays, and Bisex-uals.” . PS: Political Science and Politics , September : 469 – 473 .
  • Sigelman , C. K. , Sigelman , L. , Walkosz , B. and Nitz , M. 1995 . “Black Candidates, White Voters: Understanding Racial Bias in Political Perceptions.” . American Journal of Political Science , : 243 – 265 .
  • Sullivan , A. 1996 . Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality , New York : Vintage Books .
  • Thomas , S. 1994 . How Women Legislate , New York : Oxford University Press .
  • Welch , S. 1985 . “Are Women More Liberal than Men in the U. S. Congress?” . Legislative Studies Quarterly , February : 125 – 134 .
  • Vaid , U. 1995 . Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation , New York : Anchor Books .
  • Yang , A. S. 1997 . “The Polls-Trends: Attitudes Toward Homosexuality.” . Public Opinion Quarterly , : 477 – 507 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.