Resisting the Rainbow

Right-Wing Responses to LGBT Gains
 

On the heels of President Barack Obama’s public statement favoring marriage equality, a new Political Research Associates report warns that homophobia remains one of the most successful right-wing tools for mobilizing support.
 

 “Whenever a seemingly progressive victory occurs, we need to keep an eye out on the opposition,” commented Pam Chamberlain, the report’s compiler.

•	Check out the full report here.
•	Read our featured case study on Colorado’s Amendment 2

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LGBT Ugandans Fight Back

LGBT Ugandans file suit against Scott Lively, for his involvement in anti-gay efforts in Uganda, including aid in formulating anti-gay legislation and fomenting violence against LGBT persons. ● LGBT Ugandans Fight Back, a guide to the lawsuit against Scott Lively by the Center for Constitutional Rights. ● Lively’s Lies, a profile of Scott Lively in The Public Eye ● Globalizing the Culture Wars, PRA’s groundbreaking report on the demonization campaign against LGBT people fostered by U.S conservative evangelicals.

 

Activist Resource 

Defending Reproductive Justice

Activist Resource Kit Online

Defending Reproductive Justice, PRA's easy-to-browse mix of primary documents from the Right and articles analyzing current trends, is now updated and available here FREE, offering insight to strategists and scholars alike. Read more...

 

Flashback

The Resurgent Right: Why Now?

By Jean V. Hardisty, Ph.D.
The Public Eye, Fall/Winter 1995

Read it here.

Anti-Obama Anger, Right-Wing Populism & Tea Parties

Art courtesy of In These Times

We are in the midst of one of the most significant right-wing populist rebellions in United States history. Get up to speed with these resources:

●	Tea Parties, Right-Wing Populism, & Scapegoating
●	What is Right-Wing Populism?
●	How did the Tea Party Movement emerge?
●	Anti-Obama Anger, Populism Rage, and Conspiracy Theories by senior analyst Chip Berlet for In These Times
●	Taking Tea Partiers Seriously by senior analyst Chip Berlet for the Progressive

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PRA Report Exposes Islamophobic Counterterrorism Training Industry

PRA’s comprehensive investigation, Manufacturing the Muslim Menace details a systemic failure to regulate content in nationwide counter-terrorism training.

Learn more about the project and the report.