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Queer America : a GLBT history of the 20th century / Vicki L. Eaklor.
Van Pelt Library HQ76.3.U5 E35 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eaklor, Vicki Lynn.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay men--United States--History--20th century.
- Gay men.
- Lesbians--United States--History--20th century.
- Lesbians.
- Bisexual people--United States--History--20th century.
- Bisexual people.
- Trans people--United States--History--20th century.
- Trans people.
- Homosexuality--United States--History--20th century.
- Homosexuality.
- Gay liberation movement--United States.
- Gay liberation movement.
- History.
- Transgender people.
- United States.
- Gay rights--United States.
- Gay rights.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 What Is GLBT History? 1
- A Note on Terms 2
- GLBT History Today 3
- What Is GLBT History? 3
- U.S. History and GLBT History 3
- Who to Include and Why? 6
- Debate: Is Homosexuality Historical? 8
- Chapter 2 Into the 20th Century 13
- Colonial Legacies 14
- Europe before Contact 15
- Collision and Dominance 16
- Three Revolutions 19
- Political 19
- Economic 22
- Social 24
- Organizing Personal Lives in the 19th Century 24
- Marriage 25
- Friendship 25
- Women Passing as Men 28
- Limits and Laws 30
- Constructing the Medical Model 31
- The United States and Europe in the 1890s 32
- The Sexologists 33
- Sexual Politics at the Turn of the Century 36
- Debate: What Are the Roots of Homophobia? 38
- Chapter 3 Sexualities and Communities through Two World Wars 43
- Life in the Cities to the Twenties 45
- Capitalism, Gender, and Sexuality 47
- Reform and Reformers 48
- New Women 50
- Congregating Together 51
- World War and Its Aftermath 53
- The Jazz Age 54
- The Society for Human Rights 55
- Blues and Jazz 55
- New York, New York 57
- Americans and Europeans 59
- Depression, New Deals, Old Ideals 61
- The United States and the World 61
- Gender, Work, and Play 62
- Stage and Screen 63
- World War II 67
- Fighting the War, Fighting the Military 68
- The Home Front 69
- A New Era 69
- Debate: Should Homosexuals Serve in the Military? 70
- Chapter 4 Queers in Cold War America 77
- Images versus Realities 78
- Striving for Consensus 78
- Sexology Revisited 79
- Simmering Discontent 82
- Boiling Over 83
- The Politics of Anticommunism 84
- The United States in the World 84
- Red Scares 86
- A Lavender Scare 87
- Queer Arts, American Arts 90
- A Homosexual Minority 93
- Communities and Identities 93
- Postwar Organizations 96
- A National Movement 99
- Debate: What Did the Kinsey Studies Prove? 100
- Chapter 5 The Sixties 107
- Dreams of Change 108
- Marching on Washington 108
- Feminism Reborn 111
- Culture and Counterculture 112
- Cold and Hot Wars 113
- Liberalism under Attack 114
- Peace and Violence 116
- "Gay Is Good" 117
- A Public Presence 117
- Stonewall 122
- Gay Liberation 124
- Debate: How Important Was the Stonewall Riot? 124
- Chapter 6 Cultures and Politics after Stonewall 131
- Communities and Cultural Expressions 132
- Towns and Neighborhoods 132
- Institutions 133
- Images, Types, and Stereotypes 138
- In Print 140
- Women, Feminists, Lesbians 142
- Success and Limits of the Second Wave 142
- Lesbian Feminism as Theory and Practice 145
- Music and Festivals 146
- A Burst of Organizing 148
- In the Academy 148
- The Task Force and Lambda Legal 149
- The APA Victory 150
- Outsiders among Outsiders 151
- Political Arenas 152
- The Democratic Party 153
- Running for Office 153
- Legislating against Discrimination 155
- A National Bill 155
- One Step Forward... 156
- Debate: Assimilation or Liberation? 158
- Chapter 7 Backlash and Regrouping 165
- From Carter to Reagan 167
- A New Right 168
- Antigay Legislation and Violence 169
- National Lobbying, Lesbian and Gay Rights 171
- The First March on Washington 172
- Human Rights Campaign Fund 173
- The Challenge of AIDS 174
- From "Gay Cancer" to HIV 174
- Responses 175
- Unity and Division 178
- Law and Politics 182
- Running for Office 182
- The National Bill in the Eighties 184
- Families, Relationships, and Work 184
- Sodomy Law and Bowers v. Hardwick 186
- Visibility, Media, and Culture 187
- The Second March and National Coming Out Day 187
- As Seen on TV (and Other Media) 189
- "Culture Wars" 191
- Debate: Should Public Figures Be "Outed"? 192
- Chapter 8 The GLBT Nineties 197
- New Regime, Old Struggles 198
- The '92 Elections 198
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell 199
- Another March 203
- Debates and Division 204
- The Mainstream and Its Critics 205
- Sex, Gender, Identity 206
- Law and Politics 211
- (Still) Running for Office 212
- In the States 213
- The National Scene 215
- A Gay Ambassador 217
- Cultural Issues and Institutions 218
- Education 219
- Health 220
- Religion 221
- Media Old and New 222
- Speaking Out 222
- Ellen Comes Out 223
- TV and Film 224
- Words and Music 225
- On the Web 226
- Debate: Is There a "Gay Gene"? 227
- Chapter 9 Into the 21st Century 233
- Controversy, Visibility, Diversity 234
- The Millennium March 234
- In the Media 236
- GLBT Plus Q Plus... 237
- Law and Politics 238
- Elections 239
- Lawrence v. Texas and GLBT History 239
- Defining Marriage 240
- Debate: How Useful Is Queer Theory? 243.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-261) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313337499
- 0313337497
- OCLC:
- 182662594
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