| 词条 | Pink Vote |
| 释义 |
Pink vote refers to the voting rights of gays and lesbians. So, every vote that a gay or lesbian can cast is referred to as the pink vote. Most prevalent in Britain, the concept has already spread to US and Canada with many other countries like South Africa and Australia starting to acknowledge it. In addition, there are socio-political movements and political groups formed by LGBT people who are linked to political parties. United KingdomAccording to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 1.00% of the total population in UK is homosexual and so, 480,000 people consider themselves gay or lesbian.[1] Political parties in Britain now aim at the pink vote bank and leave no stone unturned to persuade the homosexual community to vote in their favour.[2][3][4] The significance of pink vote has increased considerably with the changing times. Charles Kennedy of The Liberal Democrats pitched for the "pink vote" and even promised a package of ways to boost homosexual rights.[5] Even the PM and the Conservative leader took measures to win the UK's three million pink voters.[6] United StatesAccording to the research report by Gallup, Americans interviewed estimated the gay population to be around one in every fifth person in the US which would account for almost 20% of the overall population, while actual numbers are estimated to be 10% or less.[7] This percentage does play a big role in the elections and political parties try every way to attract these pink voters.[8][9] LGBT Democrats (linked to the Democratic Party) and Log Cabin Republicans (linked to the Republican Party) are two of the largest American political groups advocated to LGBT rights issues in politics. Changing timesWith the visible impact of the pink vote in Britain, Canada’s political scenario also caught up with the pink vote politics.[10] This new idea has also been a topic of debate in the Australia's political system.[11] There are countries like South Africa where the pink vote is yet to acquire such importance and the homosexual community is yet to be given any added importance in elections.[12] Recent polling of LGBT voters has revealed queer voting habits to be more complex than previously thought.[13] In focusThere have also been debates about the impact of pink votes and their existence in politics.[14] In spite of such debates, fever of the pink vote even caught up Oscars as well.[15] See also
References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11398629|title= UK gay, lesbian and bisexual population revealed|author=bbc | work=BBC News|date=23 September 2010}} 2. ^{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/battle-for-pink-vote-gets-poisonous-1731253.html|title= Battle for pink vote gets poisonous |author= independent | location=London|work=The Independent|date=4 July 2009}} 3. ^{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/jul/06/labour-conservatives-gay-rights|title= Why Tories are winning the pink vote |author= guardian | location=London|work=The Guardian|date=6 July 2009}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1455353/Howard-to-woo-pink-vote-at-gay-summit.html|title= Howard to woo 'pink vote' at gay summit |author= telegraph | location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 February 2004}} 5. ^{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kennedy-woos-the-pink-vote-with-pledge-to-extend-gay-rights-694750.html |title= Kennedy woos the 'pink vote' with pledge to extend gay rights |author= independent | location=London |work=The Independent |date=6 March 2001}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2517277/Leaders-fight-for-the-pink-vote.html|title= Leaders fight for the pink vote|author= thesun | location=London|work=The Sun|date=4 July 2009}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/6961/what-percentage-population-gay.aspx|title=Percentage of Homosexual Population|author= gallup }} 8. ^{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_2QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=gay+and+lesbian+votes+US+elections&source=bl&ots=M-mGRYYVB-&sig=kKYR2O3ExTmbZqi6GgmVtXJmzEk&hl=en&ei=YgH3TbePPMrz-gbxlPH7Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=gay%20and%20lesbian%20votes%20US%20elections&f=false|title=Kerry Plans for Gay America|author= The Advocate }} 9. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/feb/24/johnpatterson.awardsandprizes|title= The pink vote |author= guardian | location=London|work=The Guardian|date=24 February 2006}} 10. ^{{cite web|url= http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/07/16/kelly-mcparland-cameron-and-pride.aspx|title= Kelly McParland: Harper could take a cue from Cameron on Pride|author= nationalpost}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=6644|title= The new pink vote |author= onlineopinion }} 12. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.timeslive.co.za/specialreports/elections2011/article1067518.ece/Pink-vote-still-up-for-grabs |title= Pink vote still up for grabs |author= timeslive }} 13. ^{{cite news |last1=Huneke |first1=Samuel |title=Queering the Vote |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/queering-the-vote |work=LA Review of Books |date=27 January 2017}} 14. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/mar/26/gayrights.conservatives|title= Can you be pink and true blue?|author= guardian | location=London|work=The Guardian|date=26 March 2004}} 15. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/feb/24/johnpatterson.awardsandprizes|title= The pink vote |author= guardian | location=London|work=The Guardian|date=24 February 2006}} External links
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