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Stand by me : the forgotten history of gay liberation /

"Despite the tremendous gains of the LGBT movement in recent years, the history of gay life in this country remains poorly understood. According to conventional wisdom, gay liberation started with the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village in 1969. The 1970s represented a moment of triumph--both...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Downs, Jim, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]
Subjects:
Gay liberation movement > United States > History.
Gays > United States > History > 20th century.
Gays > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Gay rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Homosexuality > history
Human Rights > history
Civil Rights > history
Homosexuels > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Homosexuels > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Homosexuels > Droits > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Gay liberation movement > History > United States.
Gays > Political activity > United States > 20th century.
History.
Gay liberation movement.
Gay rights.
Gays.
Gays > Political activity.
United States.
Homosexuellenbewegung
USA
1900-1999
Table of Contents:
  • The largest massacre of gay people in American history
  • The gay religious movement
  • The biography of a bookstore
  • Gay American history
  • The body politic
  • "Prison sounds"
  • Body language.