How are the targets of your policy study constructed? How does this affect policy? What if the targets got to use their "local knolwedge" to make policy on their own?

The targets of my issue are people affected by the government policies that result from religious influences. The two largest targets are religious activists who are portrayed either as upholding what is morally correct or preventing equality. Some portray the religious activists in a postive light because they promote virtuous values or because they are spreading the word of God. They are also portrayed negatively because they are preventing proper education in schools. There are very few "attacks" on gays because that would be an unpopular message, so they are not as much a target, however maybe because people who are against gay marriage say marriage should be "protected".