Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-261) and index.
Contents:
Timeline : 1890-2005 -- 1. What is GLBT history? -- A note on terms -- GLBT history today -- What is GLBT history? -- U.S. history and GLBT history -- Who to include and why? -- Debate : is homosexuality historical? -- Suggested resources -- 2. Into the 20th century -- Colonial legacies -- Europe before contact -- Collision and dominance -- Three revolutions -- Political -- Economic -- Social -- Organizing personal lives in the 19th century -- Marriage -- Friendship -- Women passing as men -- Limits and laws -- Constructing the medical model -- The United States and Europe in the 1890s -- The sexologists -- Sexual politics at the turn of the century -- Debate : what are the roots of homophobia? -- Suggested resources -- 3. Sexualities and communities through two World Wars -- Life in the cities to the twenties -- Capitalism, gender, and sexuality -- Reform and reformers -- New women -- Congregating together -- World War and its aftermath -- The jazz age -- The society for human rights -- Blues and jazz -- New York, New York -- Americans and Europeans -- Depression, new deals, old ideals -- The United States and the world -- Gender, work, and play -- Stage and screen -- World War II -- Fighting the war, fighting the military -- The home front -- A new era -- Debate : should homosexuals serve in the military? -- Suggested resources -- 4. Queers in Cold War America -- Images versus realities -- Striving for consensus -- Sexology revisited -- Simmering discontent -- Boiling over -- The politics of anticommunism -- The United States in the world -- Red scares -- A lavender scare -- Queer arts, American arts -- A homosexual minority -- Communities and identities -- Postwar organizations -- A national movement -- Debate : what did the Kinsey studies prove? -- Suggested resources -- 5. The sixties -- Dreams of change -- Marching on Washington -- Feminism reborn -- Culture and counterculture -- Cold and hot wars -- Liberalism under attack -- Peace and violence -- "Gay is good" -- A public presence -- Stonewall -- Gay liberation -- Debate : how important was the Stonewall riot? -- Suggested resources -- 6. Cultures and politics after Stonewall -- Communities and cultural expressions -- Towns and neighborhoods -- Institutions -- Images, types, and stereotypes -- In print -- Women, feminists, lesbians -- Success and limits of the second wave -- Lesbian feminism as theory and practice -- Music and festivals -- A burst of organizing -- In the academy -- The Task Force and Lambda Legal -- The APA victory -- Outsiders among outsiders -- Political arenas -- The Democratic party -- Running for office -- Legislating against discrimination -- A national bill -- One step forward... -- Debate : assimilation or liberation? -- Suggested resources -- 7. Backlash and regrouping -- From Carter to Reagan -- A new right -- Antigay legislation and violence -- National lobbying, lesbian and gay rights -- The first march on Washington -- Human rights campaign fund -- The challenge of AIDS -- From "gay cancer" to HIV -- Responses -- Unity and division -- Law and politics -- Running for office -- The national bill in the eighties -- Families, relationships, and work -- Sodomy law and Bowers v. Hardwick -- Visibility, media, and culture -- The second march and National Coming Out Day -- As seen on TV (and other media) -- "Culture wars" -- Debate : should public figures be "outed"? -- Suggested resources -- 8. The GLBT nineties -- New regime, old struggles -- The '92 elections -- Don't ask, don't tell -- Another march -- Debates and division -- The mainstream and its critics -- Sex, gender, identity -- Law and politics -- (Still) running for office -- In the states -- The national scene -- A gay ambassador -- Cultural issues and institutions -- Education -- Health -- Religion -- Media old and new -- Speaking out -- Ellen comes out -- TV and film -- Words and music -- On the Web -- Debate : is there a "gay gene"? -- Suggested resources -- 9. Into the 21st century -- Controversy, visibility, diversity -- The Millennium March -- In the media -- GLBT plus Q plus... -- Law and politics -- Elections -- Lawrence v. Texas and GLBT history -- Defining marriage -- Debate : how useful is queer theory? -- Suggested resources.
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