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Victory : the triumphant gay revolution

Title
Victory : the triumphant gay revolution / Linda Hirshman.
ISBN
9780062692306
0062692305
Edition
First Harper Perennial Olive edition.
Publication
New York, NY : Harper Perennial, 2017.
Physical Description
xvii, 521 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Local Notes
BEIN Zab H6171 2017V: Paperbound. Numberline on title page verso indicates first printing: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1."
Summary
Drawing on archival material and in-depth interviews, the author, a Supreme Court lawyer and political pundit chronicles the gay rights movement, revealing how the fight for gay rights has changed the American landscape for all citizens, blurring rigid gender lines and redefining the definition of family. She details the story of how a resourceful and dedicated minority transformed the notion of American marriage equality and forged a campaign for cultural change that will serve as a model for all future political movements. In the vein of Taylor Branch's book, Parting of the Waters, this book is the story of a massive shift in American culture. It offers an insider's view of the crucial struggle that is leading to change, incorporating her experiences and insights and drawing upon new interviews with movement titans such as Frank Kameny and Phyllis Lyon, with next-generation activists such as Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry, and with allies including the likes of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, to create a comprehensive, inspiring history of change in our time.
Variant and related titles
Triumphant gay revolution
Gay revolution
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 06, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 494-521) and index.
Contents
How an army of good gays won the west
Gays and the cities: community first, politics later
Red in bed: it takes a communist to recognize gay oppression
It was the sixties that did it: gays get radical, radicals get gay
Stonewall uprising: gays finally get some respect
The good gays fight the four horsemen: crazy, sinful, criminal, and subversive
Dying for the movement: the terrible political payoff of AIDS
ACT UP: five years that shook the world
Failed marriages and losing battles: the premature campaign for marriage and military service
Founding fathers: winning modern rights before fighting ancient battles
Massing the troops for the last battle: the new-media gay revolution
With liberal friends: who needs enemies?
Victory: the civil rights march of our generation
On the shoulders of giants.
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
History.
Also listed under
United States New York (State) New York.
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