Forging gay identities : organizing sexuality in San Francisco, 1950-1994 /

Unlike many social movements, the gay and lesbian struggle for visibility and rights has succeeded in combining a unified group identity with the celebration of individual differences. This book explores how this happened, tracing the evolution of gay life and organizations in San Francisco from the...

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Main Author: Armstrong, Elizabeth A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2002]
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Summary:Unlike many social movements, the gay and lesbian struggle for visibility and rights has succeeded in combining a unified group identity with the celebration of individual differences. This book explores how this happened, tracing the evolution of gay life and organizations in San Francisco from the 1950s to the mid-1990s.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xix, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0226026930
9780226026930
0226026949
9780226026947