Benjamin G. Bishin

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    Granting gay rights does not lead to public opinion backlash, even among evangelicals.

Granting gay rights does not lead to public opinion backlash, even among evangelicals.

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More than a year ago, the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples across the country had the right to marry. Ahead of that ruling, many commentators were concerned that there might be an anti-gay backlash if the right to marry was upheld by the Court. In new research using online survey experiments, Benjamin G. Bishin, Thomas J. Hayes, […]

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    The election of Democrats alone is not enough to ensure gay rights

The election of Democrats alone is not enough to ensure gay rights

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Although Congressmen are elected to represent their districts and states, they will occasionally defy majority opinion to support the rights of a minority group. Drawing on data from House Democrats that voted against the popular Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Benjamin G. Bishin and Charles Anthony Smith determine that favorable district composition, membership in the Congressional Black Caucus, and competitive […]

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