Stonewall strong : gay men's heroic fight for resilience, good health, and a strong community / John-Manuel Andriote.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andriote, John-Manuel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay men--United States.

Gay men.

Gay rights.

History.

Gay men--Political activity.

United States.

Gay men--Political activity--United States--History.

Gay rights--United States--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 313 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Contents:

Part I Growing Strong in My Broken Places

Overview: Part I 13

Chapter 1 Why Not Me? A Medical Diagnosis Upturns My Life and Launches a Journey of Self-Discovery 15

Chapter 2 Survivor: The Roots of My Resilience 21

Chapter 3 Normal: My Gay Liberation 27

Chapter 4 Destiny Calling: How a Lonely Boy Became a Professional Outsider 33

Chapter 5 The End of Innocence: How AIDS Became My "Beat" 37

Chapter 6 Tribulations: Perpetual Grief Fuels My Budding Activism (and Self-Defeating Sexual Behavior) 43

Chapter 7 The Cruelest Month: Watching the Man I Loved Die 49

Chapter 8 Hard Ways to the Stars: Romantic and Professional Rejections to Overcome 55

Chapter 9 Struggling Writer: Trying to Stay Balanced as Losses Mount and Risks Increase 63

Chapter 10 Wounded Warrior: How AIDS and a Shame-Filled Man Taught Me to Value Myself 73

Part II The Heroic Legacy

Overview: Part II 83

Chapter 11 Subversives: How "Gaydar" Helped Gay Men Survive in the "Old Days" Before Stonewall 85

Chapter 12 Gay Power! Seizing Control of the Discussion About Gay Lives 93

Chapter 13 Out and Proud: A Community and Movement Emerge 101

Chapter 14 Love in Action: Showing the World What "Community" Looks Like in the AIDS Epidemic 109

Chapter 15 Claiming Our Power: AIDS Organizing Proved Our Ability to Create Change That Benefits All 115

Chapter 16 Love (and America) Won: Our Successful Push for Marriage Equality Moved America Closer to Fulfilling Its Promise 125

Part III A Home in the World

Overview: Part III 137

Chapter 17 How to Raise a Gay Son: Straight Parents Become Staunch Allies After Son Comes Out to Them at Fifteen 139

Chapter 18 Husbands and Dads: Pioneering Massachusetts Couple Finds Resilience in Marriage and Fatherhood 145

Chapter 19 Becoming Their Story's Hero: Helping At-Risk Gay Youth Find Strength in Their Resilience 151

Chapter 20 Invincible City of Friends: From Drag Houses to Community Centers, LGBT Americans Take Our Communities Seriously 161

Chapter 21 God Loves Us, Too: The Inside Truth About Religion and Homosexuality 171

Part IV At Home in Ourselves

Overview: Part IV 185

Chapter 22 Integration: The Power of Authenticity in Our Work Lives 189

Chapter 23 Doubly Different, Twice as Strong: Gay Men of Color or Different Ability Show How to Find Resilience in All Their "Identities" 207

Chapter 24 To Our Health! Building Upon Our Resilience Is the Key to Good Health 221

Chapter 25 Defining "Old" for Ourselves: The Open Secret Is That Most of Us Already Do 241

Chapter 26 Stonewall Strong: Life Is Good When We Are the Heroes of Our Own Life's Story, Standing Firmly on Our Community's Proud History of Resilience 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-297) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Andriote, John-Manuel, author. Stonewall strong

ISBN:

9781442258235

1442258233

OCLC:

979694744