Jason Pierceson is associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Springfield. He is the author of Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: The Road to the Supreme Court, (2013)

Sexual Minorities and Politics is masterfully done, providing the reader with a comprehensive, timely, and accessible account of LGBT political advocacy. Instructors will find the text versatile for a number of courses across (and within) disciplines. Pierceson also discusses a number of emerging issues that will make the text relevant beyond its initial publication, especially since these public policy questions are unlikely to be ‘settled’ for some time. Finally, the book’s historical analysis should make it a staple despite the dynamic nature of LGBT issues; the how and why regarding LGBT political activism and group mobilization are illuminating for scholarship more generally.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Emergence of a Movement for Sexual Minorities and its Opposition in the United StatesChapter 3: Political TheoryChapter 4: Social Movements, Electoral Politics, and Public OpinionChapter 5: Courts and the LGBT Rights MovementChapter 6: Public PoliciesChapter 7: The Transgender and Intersex Movements, Law, and PolicyChapter 8: Global Developments

Jason Pierceson is associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Springfield. He is the author of Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: The Road to the Supreme Court, (2013)

Sexual Minorities and Politics is masterfully done, providing the reader with a comprehensive, timely, and accessible account of LGBT political advocacy. Instructors will find the text versatile for a number of courses across (and within) disciplines. Pierceson also discusses a number of emerging issues that will make the text relevant beyond its initial publication, especially since these public policy questions are unlikely to be ‘settled’ for some time. Finally, the book’s historical analysis should make it a staple despite the dynamic nature of LGBT issues; the how and why regarding LGBT political activism and group mobilization are illuminating for scholarship more generally.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Emergence of a Movement for Sexual Minorities and its Opposition in the United StatesChapter 3: Political TheoryChapter 4: Social Movements, Electoral Politics, and Public OpinionChapter 5: Courts and the LGBT Rights MovementChapter 6: Public PoliciesChapter 7: The Transgender and Intersex Movements, Law, and PolicyChapter 8: Global Developments