The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

The sweeping story of the struggle for gay and lesbian rightsâ€”based on amazing interviews with politicians, military figures, and members of the entire LGBT community who face these challenges every day: â€œThis is the history of the gay and lesbian movement that weâ€™ve been waiting forâ€ (The Washington Post).

The fight for gay and lesbian civil rightsâ€”the years of outrageous injustice, the early battles, the heart-breaking defeats, and the victories beyond the dreams of the gay rights pioneersâ€”is the most important civil rights issue of the present day. In â€œthe most comprehensive history to date of Americaâ€™s gay-rights movementâ€ (The Economist), Lillian Faderman tells this unfinished story through the dramatic accounts of passionate struggles with sweep, depth, and feeling.

The Gay Revolution begins in the 1950s, when gays and lesbians were criminals, psychiatrists saw them as mentally ill, churches saw them as sinners, and society victimized them with hatred. Against this dark backdrop, a few brave people began to fight back, paving the way for the revolutionary changes of the 1960s and beyond. Faderman discusses the protests in the 1960s; the counter reaction of the 1970s and early eighties; the decimated but united community during the AIDS epidemic; and the current hurdles for the right to marriage equality.

â€œA compelling read of a little-known part of our nationâ€™s history, and of individuals whose stories range from heart-wrenching to inspiring to enraging to motivationalâ€ (Chicago Tribune), The Gay Revolution paints a nuanced portrait of the LGBT civil rights movement. A defining account, this is the most complete and authoritative book of its kind.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781451694123
ReleaseDate 2016-09-27
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781451694123

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781451694123
ReleaseDate	2016-09-27
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781451694123

The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

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