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To Be Acknowledged As Citizens, Danielle Leigh Troia
To Be Acknowledged As Citizens, Danielle Leigh Troia
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This paper takes another look at the displacement of lesbians and gays from civic society by being prohibited from accessing marriage rights. First, certain events in anti-gay discrimination and marriage history that contributed to the second-class citizenship of lesbians and gays are reviewed. Second, a look at how the secondclass citizenship is unique to lesbians and gays is examined. Finally, this paper looks at the marriage, fatherhood, and faith-based initiatives under welfare reform and how they reinforce heterosexual marriage and family in American society.
After extensive research, I have found that the roles of the initiatives under welfare reform have …