Sex, lies and politics : gay politicians in the press /
Smith, Donna,1981-
Brighton : Sussex Academic Press,
2012.
A study of how gay MPs in the UK are represented in newspapers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-221) and index.
Introduction -- The press, the personal and news values -- Issues of public and private -- Unifying key themes -- Histories of homosexuality: definition and discrimination -- Private lives, public consequences: representation pre-1980 -- Immoral sexuality, moralistic press coverage: representation 1980-1990 -- Histories of homosexuality: the (slow) advancement of gay equality -- Scurrilous politicians, scandalous stories: representation 1990-1997 -- Public life, public pressures: representation post-1997.
Gay legislators
Gay politicians
Press and politics
Homosexuality