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Dying to be normal : gay martyrs and the transformation of American sexual politics /

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"On October 14, 1998, five thousand people gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to mourn the death of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who had been murdered in Wyoming eight days earlier. Politicians and celebrities addressed the crowd and the televised national audience to share the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krutzsch, Brett, 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Gay activists > United States.
Martyrs > United States.
Sex > United States.
Homosexuality > Christianity > United States > Religious aspects.
Activistes homosexuels > États-Unis.
Martyrs > États-Unis.
Sexualité > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Sexuality & Gender Studies.
RELIGION > Religion, Politics & State.
HISTORY > Social History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Gay activists
Homosexuality > Religious aspects
Martyrs
Sex
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Dying to Be Normal; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Memorialization, Gay Assimilation, and American Religion; 1. "The Gay M.L.K.": Harvey Milk; 2. The "Crucifixion" of "Anyone's Gay Son": Matthew Shepard; 3. The "Epidemic of Bullying and Gay Teen Suicide": Tyler Clementi and It Gets Better; 4. "The Place Where Two Discriminations Meet": Race, Gender, and the Threat of Violence; Epilogue: The Pulse Nightclub Massacre and the Queer Potential of Memorialization; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index