For Many Years Before the Supreme Court Made Same-Sex Marriage

Multiple Choice

For many years before the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal nationally with its 2015 decision in the case of Obergefell v.Hodges, several gay and lesbian rights group had filed or been closely involved in lawsuits over same-sex marriage bans, and engaged in advertising and social media campaigns in support of legalization.Before the case at hand, for example, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) group had not only filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the plaintiff (who was an HRC member) , but had spearheaded a grassroots social media campaign in which users changed their photos to a red version of group's logo, which depicts an equals sign. In so doing, the HRC can be said to have engaged, overall, in _____________, as a means of exercising influence in government and policymaking.

A) insider strategies
B) outsider strategies
C) going public
D) a mix of insider and outsider strategies