![]() The Papers contain documentation of Cruikshanks Intro to LGBT Studies class. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. The Center promotes diversity and civil rights through research. Gay and lesbian liberation as a sexual freedom movement, as a political movement, and as a movement of ideas - historical roots, legal issues and links with other movements. Ten years ago, John D’Emilio was working on a history of the gay-liberation movement before the Stonewall Rebellion, a 1969 uprising against New York City police that is considered a watershed. Margaret Cruikshank attacks injustice and offers examples of courageous responses, without resorting to polemic. She candidly discusses the movement's shortcomings and its dramatic successes. ![]() ![]() Unlike many other commentators, she assigns women a central role in the movement. She analyses institutional homophobia and reviews legal issues in some of the major gay and lesbian rights cases including the 1986 US Supreme Court decision upholding sodomy laws. Margaret Cruikshank describes the historical roots of contemporary gay and lesbian liberation, its links to other progressive movements, and the impact of AIDS. Separate chapters treat gay culture, lesbian feminism and conflicts and debates within the movement. ![]() Concise and balanced, it examines gay and lesbian liberation from three different perspectives: as a sexual freedom movement, as a political movement and as a movement of ideas. This is one of the first books on the movement written specifically for introductory students. ![]()
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