| Description |
xiii, 221 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Social movements past and present |
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Social movements past and present.
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| Contents |
1. Origins of a Homosexual People -- 2. Early Movements and Aspirations -- 3. The Holocaust -- 4. The Homophiles Start Over -- 5. Gay Liberation and Lesbian Feminism -- 6. The Rise of the New Right -- 7. Civil Rights and Electoral Politics -- 8. Queer Politics -- 9. Coming Out around the World |
| Summary |
The past decade has seen a wealth of changes in the gay and lesbian movement and a remarkable growth in gay and lesbian studies. In response to this heightened activity Barry D. Adam has updated his 1987 study of the movement to offer a critical reflection on strategies and objectives that have been developed for the protection and welfare of those who love others of their own sex |
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This revised volume addresses the movement's recovery of momentum in the wake of New Right campaigns and its gains in human rights and domestic partners' legislation in several countries; the impact of AIDS on movement issues and strategies and the renewal of militant tactics through AIDS activism and Queer Nation; internal debates that continually shift the meanings composing homosexual, gay, lesbian, and queer identities and cultures; the proliferation of new movement groups in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa; and new developments in historical scholarship that are enriching our understanding of same-sex bonding in the past |
| Analysis |
Homosexuals Social conditions History |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published 1987 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index |
| Subject |
Gay liberation movement -- History.
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Homosexuality -- History.
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| LC no. |
94034364 |
| ISBN |
0805738649 |
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0805738630 |
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