Pre-Gay L.A.: A Social History of the Movement for Homosexual Rights
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252076419 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Thorough History of a Nearly Forgotten Movement" according to Kathleen G.. Dr. White's Social History of this movement for "homosexual rights" opens up a nearly lost part of American history. Yes, GLBTQ people existed before Stonewall! This is a really detailed history based on White's work on the archives of the Homosexual Information Center and oral histories and interviews with the founders of ONE. Thank goodness these stories were recorded before these pioneers were gone.It's also an interesting read. I highly recommend it.. A True Anthropological History William A. Percy From one of Walter William's finest students, C. Todd White's Pre-Gay L.A. probably ranks as the best work on homosexuality yet published by the University of Illinois Press. An anthropologist by training, White meticulously integrates individual biographies with institutional and social history in a charming and gripping narrative. I could hardly put the book down because the splits and various movements in LA and beyond were so dramatic that one would not think it was published by a university press. It described facts and personalities that I have long longed to find out . jtkirkGreat History Great insight into the homosexual rights movement. Mr. White has done a good job of research, of which the results help provide a greater understanding of LGBT issues of today.. 1 said Great History. Great insight into the homosexual rights movement. Mr. White has done a good job of research, of which the results help provide a greater understanding of LGBT issues of today.
Todd White unearths the institutional histories of the gay and lesbian rights movement and the myriad personalities involved, including Mattachine founder Harry Hay; ONE Magazine editors Dale Jennings, Donald Slater, and Irma Wolf; ONE Incorporated founder Dorr Legg; and many others. This book explores the origins and history of the modern American movement for homosexual rights, which originated in Los Angeles in the late 1940s and continues today. Fighting to decriminalize homosexuality and to obtain equal rights, the viable organizations that these individuals helped to establish significantly impacted legal policies not only in Los Angeles but across th
Todd White is a visiting assistant professor of anthropology at James Madison University. Warren on the Archaeology of Southern California and a coeditor of Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historic Contexts.. C. He is the editor of San Dieguito and La Jolla: Collected Papers of Claude N
Warren on the Archaeology of Southern California and a coeditor of Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historic Contexts.. About the AuthorC. He is the editor of San Dieguito and La Jolla: Collected Papers of Claude N. Todd White is a visiting assistant professor of anthropology at James Madison University