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Liberating Lawrence : Gay Activism in the 1970s at the University of Kansas
Title
Liberating Lawrence : Gay Activism in the 1970s at the University of Kansas / Katherine Rose-Mockry.
ISBN
9780700637362
9780700637355
Publication
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2024.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2024
Copyright Notice Date
©2024.
Physical Description
1 online resource (380 pages).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"Liberating Lawrence tells the story of the Lawrence Gay Liberation Front (LGLF), a KU student organization that began in 1970. The book focuses on the early formative years between the founding and 1979, when the members of LGLF had to fight for their right to exist on campus as an official student group. Inspired by a class project that led him to interview local members of the LGBTQ community, David Stout initiated the formation of the LGLF in the summer of 1970 not only to provide a safe space for gay students to meet each other but also to establish a base of operations for student activism on campus. In addition to providing counseling and engaging in consciousness raising, the group was self-consciously political from the start and advocated for equal protections, employment rights, and the elimination of laws criminalizing same-sex sexual activity. The group focused on educating the campus about the experience of being gay. They formed a speakers' bureau in their opening months and gave frequent presentations at both KU and nearby campuses"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2024.
Other formats
Print version: Rose-Mockry, Katherine. Liberating Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2024
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 31, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The Times They Are A-Changin': Setting the Stage in the 1960s
"Out of the Johns and Into the Streets!": Creating the Framework and Getting the Group Started (1970-1975)
From Vision to Reality: Launching the LGLF (1970)
Lawsuits and Leadership: Gaining Traction and Influence (1971-1973)
"There Are a Lot More Homosexuals at the University Than We Thought": Challenging Attitudes and Anchoring the Foundation (1975-1979)
"We Are Here and We're Not Going Away": The 1980s and Beyond
Conclusion.
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