Political context of sexuality research

Posted by on January 16, 2008 
Filed Under Class discussion, In the news

Because of computer woes in class today, I wasn’t able to show you the political attack ad from Paul Nelson’s 2006 bid to unseat U.S. Representative Ron Kind from the Third Congressional District in Wisconsin. Thanks to YouTube, here it is:

Ads like this one were run in several other congressional races in 2006. For more on what’s misleading about such ads, go to factcheck.org. These ads are a testament to the political forces that oppose contemporary sexuality research in the United States, a topic addressed in Chapter 2 of your textbook.

And while you’re at YouTube, check out one person’s view of what Thomas Jefferson’s re-election campaign would have looked like if sexuality were a political issue in 1804.

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One Response to “Political context of sexuality research”

  1. Kyle Fleming on January 16th, 2008 7:18 pm

    If he wanted to be misleading, why would he say “to study…?” Who supports a candidate doing “research” anyways?