Sex, Lies and Politics: Gay Politicians in the Press

by Donna Smith

Book Overview

This book provides a much-needed analysis of the changing representation of gay politicians in UK newspapers. Focusing on the 1950s onwards, a time when the press became more personal and gay politicians/politicians involved in gay scandals came to the forefront of media attention, the text uses case-studies and socio-political analysis to develop a frame of representation which shows how a move from intolerance to tolerance to partial recognition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184519604X
• ISBN13: 9781845196042
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 224 Pages