Wyatt-Nichol, HeatherNaylor, Lorenda2016-12-082016-12-082013Wyatt-Nichol, H. & Naylor, L. 2013. The Policy Landscape of Sexual Orientation. Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, 19(1), 5-18.1080-8523http://hdl.handle.net/11603/3681This paper examines the intersection of public administration and sexual orientation through a policy process framework that combines the stages model of policymaking and elements of the policy streams metaphor. Within this framework, we explore the emergence of sexual orientation as a policy issue, the extension of domestic partner benefits, and the battle over marriage equality in the legislative and judicial arenas of local, state, and federal government.en-USsexual orientation, LGBT Rights, policy streams, PolicymakingText