Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 3
7. LGBTQ Voters
8. Profile of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Electorate in Canada 51
9. Winning as a Woman/Winning as a Lesbian 80
10. Media Framing of Lesbian and Gay Politicians 102
11. Electing LGBT Representatives and the Voting System in Canada 124
12. LGBTQ Representatives
13. LGBT Groups and the Canadian Conservative Movement 157
14. Liberalism and the Protection of LGBT Rights in Canada 179
15. A True Match? 201
16. Representation 220
17. Pathway to Office 240
18. LGBTQ Perspectives on Political Candidacy in Canada 259
19. Out to Win 279
20. LGBT Place Management 298
21. Afterword 314
22. Contributors 329
23. Index 334