Making Gay History: The Half Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights

Making Gay History: The Half Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights image
ISBN-10:

0060933917

ISBN-13:

9780060933913

Author(s): Marcus, Eric
Released: Jun 15, 2002
Publisher: Harper-perennial
Format: Paperback, 496 pages
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Description:

From the Boy Scouts and the U.S. military to marriage and adoption, the gay civil rights movement has exploded on the national stage. Eric Marcus takes us back in time to the earliest days of that struggle in a newly revised and thoroughly updated edition of Making History, originally published in 1992. Using the heartfelt stories of more than sixty people, he carries us through the compelling five-decade battle that has changed the fabric of American society.

The rich tapestry that emerges from Making Gay History includes the inspiring voices of teenagers and grandparents, journalists and housewives, from the little-known Dr. Evelyn Hooker and Morty Manford to former vice president Al Gore, Ellen DeGeneres, and Abigail Van Buren. Together, these many stories bear witness to a time of astonishing change, as gay and lesbian people have struggled against prejudice and fought for equal rights under the law.

“Rich and often moving . . . at times shocking, but often enlightening and inspiring: oral history at its most potent and rewarding.”—Kirkus Reviews


























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