User talk:Professorcravens/sandbox

Peer Review Comments:
The section on demographics seems to be the new contribution you are making. Is the rest of the information something you have written or was it copied from the article? I followed the history and it seems the change/edit you contributed was the demographic section. I am only providing feedback on this. I think this section is very useful and easy to read. Have you considered adding any additional information, such as these #s broken down by gender identity (I recognize the potential problematic nature of this given the community you are writing about), race, and/or age (or other demographic variables). Also, would you be able to find how this compares to the overall U.S. population in terms of conservative vs. middle of the road vs. liberal leanings? I could imagine 1 sentence that reads...this can be compared to the overall U.S. population which is X% conservative, X% liberal, etc.) Just a thought. This is excellent. I didn't realize the breakdown of conservative/liberal among the LGBT community.BradleyZopf (talk) 21:27, 9 February 2018 (UTC)BradleyZopf

Professorcravens, this is an interesting read. May I offer a friendly critique? I am concerned about the conflation of trans* people with non-heterosexuals. I know that it is common to refer to the LGBT community as if it is a common community, but is there verifiable evidence that trans* people, lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals all share common political affiliations/identities? I have read somewhere--I'll have to look it up, but maybe it was Arlene Stein? who noted that gay men tend to be more conservative than lesbians, for example. And can you verify the fact that the majority of trans* people identify with the Democratic party? I really like how you have incorporated the historical stuff. AnaSoc (talk) 01:51, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Just found a book chapter you might find useful: "Caught Between Worlds: Gay Republicans Step Out, and into the Political Fray." Leonard P. Hirsch, in Creating Change: Sexuality, Public Policy, and Civil Rights edited by John D'Emilio, William B. Turner, and Urvashi Vaid 2000. AnaSoc (talk) 01:57, 19 February 2018 (UTC) Excellent suggestions, thanksProfessorcravens (talk) 03:32, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Professorcravens, this is a really great contribution to the article! The information you present looks unbiased and balanced overall. It is well written, though I found some parts confusing because there is quite a bit of jargon. It might be worth checking the reading level on one of those websites we found before (or did we compare it to the average Wikipedia article?). I'm not quite sure how to balance readability with quality of information but I worry the average American would struggle a bit. In general, I thought you did a great job of providing citations but the following passage seemed to be missing support:

Fears of Communist infiltration into American national security institutions combined with pervasive homophobia led both conservative and liberal politicians to endorse policies to remove homosexuals from administrative and military positions within the American government. The same fears led to ideological divisions within early homophile movement organizations such as the Mattachine Society.

That's all the comments I have; thanks for your hard work on an important topic! Migottli (talk) 19:00, 21 February 2018 (UTC)