The Politics of Signs: Gay and Lesbian issues in Comparative Perspective.

The paper focuses on the discourse of politicians, exploring issues ranging from gay and lesbian marriage to national identity to analyse the diverse meanings attributed to gays and lesbians in the body politic. Needless to say, this paper's emphasis on signs and meaning is in no way meant to detract from the importance of other work which focuses on understanding policy ramifications and the need to remove systematic discrimination.