Sexual politics, sexual communities : the making of a homosexual minority in the United States, 1940-1970 / John D'Emilio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Emilio, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay liberation movement--United States--History.

Gay liberation movement.

United States.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 257 pages ; 24 cm

regular print

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1983]

Summary:

"With thorough documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay heroes who helped the contemporary gay culture to emerge, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities supplies the definitive analysis of the homophile movement in the U.S. from 1940 to 1970. John D'Emilio's new preface and afterword examine the conditions that shaped the book and the growth of gay and lesbian historical literature."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Homosexuality and American society: An overview

Forging a group identity: World War II and the emergence of an urban gay subculture

The bonds of oppression: Gay life in the 1950s

Radical beginnings of the Mattachine society

Retreat to respectability

Dual identity and lesbian autonomy: The beginnings of separate organizing among women

The quest for legitimacy

Gay life in the public eye

Civil rights and direct action: The new east coast militancy, 1961-1965

The movement and the subculture converge: San Francisco during the early 1960s

High hopes and modest gains

A new beginning: The birth of gay liberation

Conclusion.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1981.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gay Book Award (American Library Association), 1984

Stonewall Book Award, Winner, 1984

Other Format:

Online version: D'Emilio, John. Sexual politics, sexual communities.

ISBN:

0226142655

9780226142654

0226142663

9780226142661

0226142671

9780226142678

OCLC:

8728658