The Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement (Revolutionary Thought and Radical Movements) - Softcover

Cruikshank, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415906482 ISBN 13: 9780415906487

Publisher: Routledge, 1992

Synopsis

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

From Library Journal:

This book, the fourth in a new series whose major theme is the radical quest for revolutionary change, explores the politics and roots of the gay and lesbian liberation movement in the United States. Cruikshank, a lesbian and gay liberation activist, focuses on the practices, theory, successes, interconnectedness, and failures of gay liberation activism. She theorizes that there are three new variables beyond homophobia in attitudes toward gay society. The factors of heterosexism, heterocentrism, and compulsory heterosexuality all have a major impact on the development of self and the creation of a political movement within the gay community. Cruikshank's primary objective is to make gay liberation understandable to the lay reader and to encourage further research. A worthy addition to gay studies collections in larger public and academic institutions.
- Michael A. Lutes, Univ. of Notre Dame Lib., Ind.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

"To document and analyze the development of a movement. . .is a difficult task. . . .Margaret Crucikshank's book, "The Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement, acheives many successes."
-"Journal of American History

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0415906482
• ISBN 13: 9780415906487
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244