Abstract
Due to their own advanced marginalization within dominant society African American women legislators may be better suited to understand and address the failure of the politics of universalism in general and Black politics as well feminist politics specifically to improve the lives of the most marginalized. Orey et. al (2007) study of African American women Mississippi state legislators found that they are more likely to introduce progressive legislation when compared to their peers. As a result of their own experiences with advanced marginalization and likelihood to campaign progressive legislation, African American women legislators may be more likely than their male counterparts to empathize with other disadvantaged subgroup populations. This paper investigates Black women legislators’ willingness to represent disadvantaged subpopulations. I explore the legislators’ rhetorical commitment to advocating on behalf of advanced marginalized groups, specifically the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered and Queer (LGBTQ) community in the context of the Religious Freedom and Protection of Civil Marriage Act. This cross-cutting issue bill is used to measure African American women legislators’ commitment to sub-marginalized populations.
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