American Queer, Now and Then
queer [adj]: 1 differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange 2 slightly ill; 3 mentally unbalanced 4 counterfeit; not genuine 5 homosexual: in general usage, still chiefly a slang term of contempt or derision, but lately used by some as a descriptive term without negative connotations --Webster's Dictionary queer [adj]: used to describe a 1 body of theory 2 field of critical inquiry 3 way of proudly identifying a group of people 4 way of seeing the world 5 sense of...
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Contrasting queer life today and in years past, this landmark book brings together autobiographies, poetry, film studies, maps, documents, laws, and other texts to explore the meaning and practice of the word "queer". By this Shneer and Aviv mean: queer as both a form of social violence and a call to political activism; queer as played by Robin Williams and Sharon Stone and as lived by Matthew Shepard and Brandon Teena; queer in the courthouses of Washington D.C. and on the streets of hometown America. Contextualizing these contemporary stories with ones from the past, and understanding them through the analytic tools of feminist social criticism and history, the authors show what it means to be queer in America.queer [adj]: 1. differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange 2. slightly ill 3. mentally unbalanced 4. counterfeit; not genuine 5. homosexual: in general usage, still chiefly a slang term of contempt or derision, but lately used by some as a descriptive term without negative connotations--Webster's Dictionaryqueer [adj]: used to describe a 1. body of theory 2. field of critical inquiry 3. way of proudly identifying a group of people 4. way of seeing the world 5. sense of difference from the norm--David Shneer and Caryn Aviv, American Queer, Now and Then
1Bulldykes, faggots, and fairies, oh my! : calling and being called queer in America, now and then1The transformation of silence into language and action5Classifications of homosexuality8Sexual behavior in the human male10Gay New York152Are we free to be you and me? : queer sexuality in America, now and then29Sex variants33Sexual deviations38Introduction to body alchemy : transsexual portraits41My gender workbook453Out and about : queer spaces in America, now and then53Homosexual complexion perverts in St. Louis : note on a feature of psychopathy57"I could hardly wait to get back to that bar" : lesbian bar culture in the 1930s and 1940s58Renegotiating the social/sexual identities of places : gay communities as safe havens or sites of resistance?66At the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival76One of the children : gay black men in Harlem814The birds and the ... birds : queer love, sex, and romance in America, now and then91Smoke, lilies, and jade95Opening Pandora's box102Mike goes to the baths105Paradigms old and new110It's a white man's world1175Where are our white picket fences? : queer relationships and families in America, now and then123Younger brother dynamics127Take my domestic partner, please : gays and marriage in the era of the visible131Queer families quack back146Weddings/celebrations163Ruling in Goodridge v. Massachusetts Department of Health1656To see and be seen : queers in American media and entertainment, now and then167Why did I write The well of loneliness?171Angels in America174Prologue to all the rage : the story of gay visibility in America1767Sticks and stones : bullying, battering, and beating American queers, now and then181Stone butch blues185The Laramie Project193Social movement growth, domain expansion, and framing processes : the gay/lesbian movement and violence against gays and lesbians as a social problem198National School Climate Survey, key findings210Ruling in Lawrence v. Texas2158I am that name : American queer activism, now and then217The Society for Human Rights223Preface to The stone wall225Statement of missions and purposes226The ladder228The woman identified woman232Introduction to home girls : a black feminist anthology236No more business as usual241Mission statement242Mission statement243Mission statement243Mission statement244Mission statement2449Conclusion : we're here, we're queer, now what?245Must identity movements self-destruct? : a queer dilemma249Heeding Isaiah's call265
