Making Gay History
The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights
1st Edition
Published on 17. March 2009
496 pages
978-0-06-184420-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the Boy Scouts and the U.S. military to marriage and adoption, the gay civil rights movement has exploded on the national stage.Eric Marcus takes us back in time to the earliest days of that struggle in a newly revised and thoroughly updated edition of Making History, originally published in 1992.Using the heart-felt stories of more than 60 people, he carries us through the compelling five-decade battle that has changed the fabric of American society.The rich tapestry that emerges from Making Gay History includes the inspiring voices of teenagers and grandparents, journalists and housewives, from the little known Dr. Evelyn Hooker and Morty Manford to former Vice President Al Gore, Ellen DeGeneres, and Abigail Van Buren. Together, these many stories bear witness to a time of astonishing change as gay and lesbian people have struggled against prejudice and fought for equal rights under the law.
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Part Four
- Part Five
- Part Six
- Part Seven
- Postscript
- List of Interviewees
- Glossary of Acronyms
- Acknowledgments for the Original Making History
- Acknowledgments for Making Gay History
- Searchable Terms
- Cover Photographic Captions and Credits
- About the Author
- Praise
- Other Books by Eric Marcus
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
