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Overview
Vicki L. Eaklor's Queer America: A People's GLBT History of the United States is a major new effort to popularize a long-overlooked chapter in the American experience.
Written in the tradition of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Queer America, provides a decade-by-decade overview of major issues and events in GLBT history including the Harlem Renaissance, changes in military policy, the Stonewall riots, organizations and alliances, AIDS, same-sex marriage, representation in the media, and legal battles. Eaklor brings the steady hand and perspective of an historian to the task of writing a sweeping work of narrative nonfiction that is both meaningful and relevant to all Americans.
Queer America includes a rich array of visual materials, including sidebars highlighting major debates and vignettes focusing on key individuals. A timeline and further reading sections conclude each chapter; a full bibliography and black-and-white images enhance the text. Queer America is destined to become an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and general readers alike.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781595586360 |
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Publisher: | New Press, The |
Publication date: | 03/15/2011 |
Pages: | 304 |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Abbreviations xvii
Timeline: 1890-2005 xix
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
Suggested Resources 11
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
SuggestedResources 40
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
Suggested Resources 74
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
Suggested Resources 103
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
Suggested Resources 128
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
Suggested Resources 161
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
Suggested Resources 195
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
Suggested Resources 230
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
Suggested Resources 245
Bibliography 247
Index 263