Before Stonewall : Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context.

Before Stonewall : Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context.

Explore the early history of the gay rights movement!In the words of editor Vern L. Bullough: "Although there was no single leader in the gay and lesbian community who achieved the fame and reputation of Martin Luther King, there were a large number of activists who put their careers and reputa...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Dececco, Phd, John
Other Authors: Bullough, Vern L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014
Subjects:
Gay activists > Biography.
Gay liberation movement > History.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Before Stonewall; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Pre-1950; Alfred C. Kinsey (1894-1956); Henry Gerber (1895-1972): Grandfather of the American Gay Movement; Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson (Xavier Mayne) (1868-1942); Prescott Townsend (1894-1973): Bohemian Blueblood-A Different Kind of Pioneer; Jeannette Howard Foster (1895-1981); Pearl M. Hart (1890-1975); Lisa Ben (1921- ); Berry Berryman (1901-1972); Part II: Organizational Activists; Harry Hay (1912- ); Dale Jennings (1917-2000): ONE's Outspoken Advocate.
  • W. Dorr Legg (1904-1994)Don Slater (1923-1997); Jim Schneider (1932- ): ONE's Guardian Angel; William Edward (Billy) Glover (1932- ); Jim Kepner (1923-1997); Stella Rush a.k.a. Sten Russell (1925- ); Helen Sandoz a.k.a Helen Sanders a.k.a. Ben Cat (1920-1987); Herb Selwyn (1925- ); Hal Call (1917-2000): Mr. Mattachine; Del Martin (1921- ); Phyllis Lyon (1924- ); Billye Talmadge (1929- ): Some Kind of Courage; Cleo Glenn (Bonner) (Dates Unknown); Pat Walker (1938-1999); Bob Basker (1918-2001): Selling the Movement; Shirley Willer (1922-1999); Part III: Movers and Shakers on the National Scene.
  • Franklin E. Kameny (1925- )Jack Nichols (1938- ): The Blue Fairy of the Gay Movement; Lige Clarke (1942-1975); Barbara Gittings (1932- ): Independent Spirit; Barbara Grier (1933- ): Climbing the Ladder; Stephen Donaldson (Robert A. Martin): (1946-1996); Randolfe Wicker (1938- ); Arthur Cyrus Warner (1918- ); Richard Inman (1926?- ); Part IV: Other Voices and Their Influence; Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997): On His Own Terms; Walter H. Breen (J.Z. Eglinton) (1928-1993); Warren Johansson (1934-1994); Donald Webster Cory (1913-1986); Evelyn Gentry Hooker (1907-1996); George Weinberg (1935- ).
  • Vern L. Bullough (1928- ): Making the Pen Mightier Than the SwordChristine Jorgensen (1926-1989); Virginia Prince (1913- ); José Sarria (1923- ); Charlotte Coleman (1923- ); Reed Erickson (1917-1992): How One Transsexed Man Supported ONE; Troy Perry (1940- ); Morris Kight (1919- ): Community Activist; Index.

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