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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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What I set out to do in Making Gay History is comparatively modest.
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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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- Title Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights
- Author Eric Marcus
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1 Reprint
- Pages 496
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, NY
- Publication date 2002-05-28
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Index
- ISBN 9780060933913 / 0060933917
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.32 x 1.22 in (20.57 x 13.51 x 3.10 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Sex & Gender: Gay
- Topical: Lgbt
- Category Sociology
- Library of Congress subjects Gay liberation movement - United States -, Gay rights - United States
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001051818
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.906
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- Booklist, 05/15/2002, Page 1581
- Lambda Book Report, 06/01/2002, Page 31
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