The Right Side of History: 100 Years of LGBTQ Activism
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1627781234 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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However, as I was reading it I thought of myself as a twelve-year-old, and how I likely would have benefited enormously from having a copy of The Right Side pressed into my hands as a birthday or Christmas gift. This collection would have helped me see possibilities for myself in a similar way as those women-of-history collections did helped me find language and historical context for longings I was just beginning to form. I was the sort of child who voraciously read young peoples’ biographical sketches of inspiring women of history (some of whom I now know were decidedly queer). Same-sex marriage has been approved, and demands for LBGTQI social reform have increased worldwide, but general understanding has lagged. This compilation will help. I suggest you consi
Before, During, and After Stonewall: 100 Years of Heroes and HistoryThe Right Side of History tells the 100-year history of queer activism in a series of revealing close-ups, first-person accounts, and intimate snapshots of LGBT pioneers and radicals. It references heroes like Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bayard Rustin, Harvey Milk, and Edie Windsor. Equally, the book honors names that aren’t in history books, from participants in the Names Project, a national phenomenon memorializing 94,000 AIDS victims, to underground artists and writers.. This diverse cast stretches from the Edwardian period to today, including first-person accounts o
The Right Side of History The Right Side of History is an anthology of GLBTQI activism written by scholars, activists and writers. This gives the book a diverse and sometimes uneven tone in terms of its writing, though most chapters are compelling and urgent. My favorite part of the book is that LBGTQI history is viewed through a radical lens and shows us the many, many pioneers and advocates who were not just asking for equal rights but an end to the suppression and persecution of those outs. The Right Side was Packed with Lefties Louise Parker Kelley At first I was surprised that this book featured chapters by various authors about particular events or people in LGBT history, but it works. Especially interesting were the chapters on the influence of the women's movement and the peace movement on the LGBT liberation movement, essays on particular leaders, the battle against bigot Anita Bryant and the impact of AIDS. For the timeline version, Victory, by Linda Horseman, is better, but this one has superb essays by . A somewhat miscellaneous collection. Wayne Dynes While is a worthy endeavor, this book's essays create a somewhat random effect - one suited for a series of articles in a magazine or newspaper but not making up a book in the true sense of the word. The project seems to have started with a small cluster of pieces, to which others were gradually added without much thought for the whole. Curiously, the collection starts with Isidora Duncan. To be sure, she was a fascinating figure and a truly liberated woman, but as f