Making Gay History: The Half Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights - Softcover
From the Boy Scouts and the U.S. military to marriage and adoption, the gay civil rights movement has exploded on the national stage. Eric Marcus takes us back in time to the earliest days of that struggle in a newly revised and thoroughly updated edition of Making History, originally published in 1992. Using the heartfelt stories of more than sixty people, he carries us through the compelling five-decade battle that has changed the fabric of American society.
The rich tapestry that emerges from Making Gay History includes the inspiring voices of teenagers and grandparents, journalists and housewives, from the little-known Dr. Evelyn Hooker and Morty Manford to former vice president Al Gore, Ellen DeGeneres, and Abigail Van Buren. Together, these many stories bear witness to a time of astonishing change, as gay and lesbian people have struggled against prejudice and fought for equal rights under the law.
“Rich and often moving . . . at times shocking, but often enlightening and inspiring: oral history at its most potent and rewarding.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Eric Marcus is the author of several books and coauthor of Breaking the Surface, the number one New York Times bestselling autobiography of Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis.
"An ambitious project well realized...smooth-reading text that will surely become a cornerstone of gay American studies." (Booklist)
"[Making History] is a testament to the courage of individuals who have effected a positive change in our society." (Publishers Weekly)
"...Rich and often moving...at times shocking, but often enlightening and inspiring: oral history at its most potent and rewarding." (Kirkus Reveiws)
"[Making History] is a testament to the courage of individuals who have effected a positive change in our society." (Publishers Weekly)
"...Rich and often moving...at times shocking, but often enlightening and inspiring: oral history at its most potent and rewarding." (Kirkus Reveiws)
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