| Description |
xxvii, 905 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 841-845) and index. |
| Contents |
Section I: Pre-1950 -- Section II: The 1950s -- Section III: The 1960s -- Section IV: The 1970s -- Secton V: The 1980s -- Section VI: The 1990s -- Section VII: 2000. |
| Summary |
This landmark volume collects more than a hundred years of the most important public rhetoric on gay and lesbian subjects. In the days when homosexuality was mentioned only in whispers, a few brave souls stood up to speak for the rights of sexual minorities. In Speaking for Our Lives: Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights (1892-2000), their stirring words have finally been gathered together, along with the political manifestoes, broadsheets, and performance pieces of the gay and lesbian liberation movement. Speaking for Our Lives comprises speeches and manifestoes prompted by events ranging from demonstrations to funerals. Scholars and researchers will appreciate the brief commentary introducing each piece, which discusses the author, the occasion, and the political and social contexts in which it first appeared. |
| Subject |
Gay rights -- United States -- Sources.
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Gay rights. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Gay and lesbian studies -- United States.
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Gay and lesbian studies. |
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Transsexualism -- United States.
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Transsexualism. |
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Bisexuality -- United States.
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Bisexuality. |
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Gay rights. |
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Transsexualism. |
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Bisexuality. |
| Added Author |
Ridinger, Robert B. Marks, 1951-
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| ISBN |
1560231750 paperback alkaline paper |
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1560231742 alkaline paper |
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