List of Tables and Figures
Preface
1. Introduction: Organizing for Transgender Rights in the United States
2. A Brief History of Transgender Rights Organizing in the United States
3. The Crucial Role of Grievances and Interactions
4. Interactions, Learning, and Connections
5. Overcoming the Collective-Action Problem
6. A Return to Context: Population Ecology and Political Opportunity Structure
7. The Role of Collective Identity
8. Conclusion: The Formation of Transgender Rights Interest Groups in the United States
Appendix A The Questionnaire Protocol
Appendix B Data and Methods
Notes
References
Index

Anthony J. Nownes is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is the author of Interest Groups in American Politics: Pressure and Power, Second Edition and Total Lobbying: What Lobbyists Want (and How They Try to Get It).