title: The Lesbian and Gay Movements: Assimilation or Liberation? (Dilemmas in American Politics)
author:  Craig A Rimmerman 
description: <div><B>Craig A. Rimmerman</B> is professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He is the editor of Westview Press's <I>Dilemmas in American Politics</I> series. He is also author of <I>Presidency by Plebiscite: The Reagan-Bush Era in Institutional Perspective</I>, and co-editor with Kenneth A. Wald and Clyde Wilcox of <I>The Politics of Gay Rights</I>.</div>
zlib_text: Introduction
  
  Imaginary Racism
  
  Cultural Appropriation
  
  Anti-White Racism
  
  Gender Identity
  
  The Gay Agenda
  
  Incest
  
  Transgenderism
  
  Transracialism
  
  Trans-Species
  
  Feminism and Sexism
  
  Breakdown of the Family
  
  Conclusion
  
  Copyright Info
  
  Introduction
  
  The differences between liberals and conservatives used to be pretty clear-cut
  and well known to those who paid even the least bit of attention to politics.
  People generally knew where someone with opposing political views stood on
  important issues involving immigration, gun control, abortion, war, gay
  marriage, social welfare programs, etc. While not everyone has always been
  clearly defined by the general attributes of what the “usual” core beliefs are
  of someone who is a Republican or a Democrat, the primary differences and
  objectives of each ideology have been deeply rooted and widely understood.
  
  Historically there have been compelling arguments put forth by both sides of a
  debate, but recently the seemingly endless tug of war between 