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Making Gay History | 
| Author: Eric, Marcus
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Category: EBooks
List Price: $13.95
Buy New: $9.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1 Reprint
Pages: 496
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.90664
ASIN: B000R4FXGU
Publication Date: June 5, 2007
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Product 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 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.
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| Customer Reviews:
Excellent work, essential reading for anyone looking for a rough guide to gay history. May 31, 2006
Maxwell S. Dubler (Divine Providence, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent collection of first-person narratives of gay life in America from 1945 to the present. The people interviewed cover everything from the Mattachine society to PFLAG to the GSA movement. Extremely useful for getting a broad look at the LGBT rights movement in America.
I personally prefer "Making History" by the same author because the interviews appear all at once. This edition has events organized by date, which can be a little hard to follow.
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