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The Gay Revolution

The Story of the Struggle

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The fight for gay, lesbian, and trans civil rights - the years of outrageous injustice, the early battles, the heartbreaking defeats, and the victories beyond the dreams of the gay rights pioneers - is the most important civil rights issue of the present day. Based on rigorous research and more than 150 interviews, The Gay Revolution tells this unfinished story not through dry facts but through dramatic accounts of passionate struggles, with all the sweep, depth, and intricacies that only an award-winning activist, scholar, and novelist like Lillian Faderman can evoke.

The Gay Revolution begins in the 1950s, when law classified gays and lesbians as criminals, the psychiatric profession saw them as mentally ill, the churches saw them as sinners, and society victimized them with irrational 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 '80s, the decimated but united community during the AIDS epidemic, and the current hurdles for the right to marriage equality.

©2015 Lillian Faderman (P)2015 Tantor
Amériques Liberté et sécurité Politique États-Unis Droit Mariage Droits de la personne Droits civils Égalité Discrimination Justice sociale

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"[T]his volume will deservedly become a standard in the field." (Library Journal)

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This book provides a comprehensive history of gay civil rights in the United States. It was very well written and an important read for those wishing to learn more about how this revolution took place.

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