Unspeakable : the rise of the gay and lesbian press in America /

Streitmatter documents the major phases in the evolution of the gay press while providing a window into the history of the Gay and Lesbian Movement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Streitmatter, Rodger (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Faber and Faber, 1995.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Breaking the editorial ice with "America's gayest magazine" (1947 to 1948)
  • Creating a venue for the "love that dare not speak its name" (1950s)
  • Raising a militant voice (early and mid-1960s)
  • Connecting with the counterculture (late 1960s)
  • After Stonewall : transforming a "moment" into a movement (1969 to 1972)
  • Defining lesbian culture (mid-1970s)
  • Defining gay male culture (mid-1970s)
  • Fighting back against the new right (late 1970s)
  • AIDS : uncovering or covering up? (early 1980s)
  • Raging against the status quo (late 1980s)
  • Marching into the mainstream (1990s)
  • Looking back to see the future.