Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1981.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Homosexuality and American society: An overview -- Forging a group identity: World War II and the emergence of an urban gay subculture -- The bonds of oppression: Gay life in the 1950s -- Radical beginnings of the Mattachine society -- Retreat to respectability -- Dual identity and lesbian autonomy: The beginnings of separate organizing among women -- The quest for legitimacy -- Gay life in the public eye -- Civil rights and direct action: The new east coast militancy, 1961-1965 -- The movement and the subculture converge: San Francisco during the early 1960s -- High hopes and modest gains -- A new beginning: The birth of gay liberation -- Conclusion.
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"With thorough documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay heroes who helped the contemporary gay culture to emerge, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities supplies the definitive analysis of the homophile movement in the U.S. from 1940 to 1970. John D'Emilio's new preface and afterword examine the conditions that shaped the book and the growth of gay and lesbian historical literature."--Publisher's description.
Sexual politics, sexual communities.
University of South Alabama
Gay liberation movement-- United States-- History.
Mouvement de libération des homosexuels-- États-Unis-- Histoire