Radically Gay: Gay Liberation in the Words of Its Founder - Hardcover

Hay, Harry

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9780807070802: Radically Gay: Gay Liberation in the Words of Its Founder

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ISBN 10: 0807070807 ISBN 13: 9780807070802

Publisher: Beacon Pr, 1996

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The first collection of the writings and speeches of the founder of the gay liberation movement records his efforts to win acceptance of gays and lesbians as a cultural minority and his reflections on Marxism, spirituality, art, and politics.

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Review:

Harry Hay is the acknowledged father (or mother, as he might prefer) of the modern gay liberation movement. As a Communist Party organizer and historian who founded the Mattachine Society in 1949, Hay began turning out essays, position papers, critical studies, and manifestos concerning what it means to be gay in the world. Radically Gay is a collection of those writings, edited by historian Will Rosco, and its breadth and depth is amazing. Radically Gay is an important contribution to gay history and letters; it tells us not only where we have been, but, more importantly, where we might be going.

About the Author:

Harry Hay lives in Los Angeles and remains an outspoken activist.

Will Roscoe is the author of Queer Spirits. He lives in San Fransisco.

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