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Trailblazers : profiles of America's gay and lesbian elected officials / Ken Yeager.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yeager, Ken.
- Series:
- Haworth gay & lesbian studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- United States.
- Gay politicians--United States--Biography.
- Gay politicians.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Haworth Press, [1999]
- Summary:
- A gay political and historical travelogue, Trailblazers: Profiles of America's Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials is a one-of-a-kind book. It covers such events as the Stonewall Riots, the Dade County backlash, the AIDS epidemic, the March on Washington, gay marriages, child custody issues, and the lesbian baby boom.
- Containing the most comprehensive list of gay officials in the United States, Trailblazers examines more than 120 gay political representatives from local, state, and national levels, with 14 in-depth interviews that cover the politicans' personal and professional lives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261) and index.
- ISBN:
- 078900299X
- OCLC:
- 39322688
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