Recent research has shown that sexual and/or gender minority voters are prone to
mobilizing when LGBT+ issues are on the political agenda. This increased level of political …

The “gender gap” in voting is one of the most well-documented findings in survey research
across democracies. However, gender gap research has traditionally assumed that …

Abstract The Free Voters (Freie Wähler) party is becoming a more serious competitor in the
German party system. It gained parliamentary representation in the Rhineland Palatine in …

Is there a positive sexuality gap in access to political candidacy and elected office, similar to
those found in other forms of political engagement? We utilise validated data on same-and …

Previous research on the voting behavior of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) in Europe
showed that LGB people favor left-wing or progressive parties (Turnbull-Dugarte 2020; …

The literature on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer (LGBTQ+) vote has established
the constitutive role of sexuality and gender identity in vote choice. However, knowledge …

This study investigates the enduring presence of a sexuality gap in political behaviour within
the unique context of Spain–an early-mover country in the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights …

Existing research on the effects of women's descriptive representation on citizens' attitudes
has mainly investigated potential positive effects, namely on political engagement or the …

A small but growing number of people identify as transgender or non-binary. Their political
attitudes and behavior are important to examine, but we know little about them. We argue …

ABSTRACT A rich pedigree in political sociology establishes the intergenerational nature of
political dispositions. In this paper, I present a theoretical argument positing that the …