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 heart-felt stories of more than 60 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.
Author(s): Eric Marcus
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Year: 2002
Language: English
Commentary: 39610
Pages: 496
Title Page......Page 3
Dedication Page......Page 4
Epigraph Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 11
Part One: Before......Page 13
Part Two: 1950-1961 Taking Root......Page 31
Part Three: 1961-1968 Speaking Out, Setting Goals, Making Demands......Page 83
Part Four: 1968-1973 Liberation......Page 131
Part Five: 1973-1981 Coming of Age......Page 197
Part Six: 1981-1992 In the Shadow of AIDS......Page 255
Part Seven: 1992-2001 On the National Stage......Page 355
Postscript September 11, 2001......Page 461
List of Interviewees*......Page 465
Glossary of Acronyms......Page 471
Acknowledgments for the Original Making History......Page 473
Acknowledgments for Making Gay History......Page 475
Index......Page 477
About the Author......Page 492
Praise......Page 493
Books by Eric Marcus......Page 494
Copyright Notice......Page 495
About the Publisher......Page 496
