Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement
The past decade has seen a wealth of changes in the gay and lesbian movement and a remarkable growth in gay and lesbian studies. In response to this heightened activity Barry D. Adam has updated his 1987 study of the movement to offer a critical reflection on strategies and objectives that have been developed for the protection and welfare of those who love others of their own sex. This revised volume addresses the movement's recovery of momentum in the wake of New Right campaigns and its...
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The past decade has seen a wealth of changes in the gay and lesbian movement and a remarkable growth in gay and lesbian studies. In response to this heightened activity Barry D. Adam has updated his 1987 study of the movement to offer a critical reflection on strategies and objectives that have been developed for the protection and welfare of those who love others of their own sex. This revised volume addresses the movement's recovery of momentum in the wake of New Right campaigns and its gains in human rights and domestic partners' legislation in several countries; the impact of AIDS on movement issues and strategies and the renewal of militant tactics through AIDS activism and Queer Nation; internal debates that continually shift the meanings composing homosexual, gay, lesbian, and queer identities and cultures; the proliferation of new movement groups in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa; and new developments in historical scholarship that are enriching our understanding of same-sex bonding in the past. Adam delineates the formation of gay and lesbian movements as truly a world phenomenon, exploring their histories in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, Scandinavia, Australia, and countries for which very little information about the activities of gay men and lesbians has been made available. In this global picture of the mobilization of homosexuals Adam identifies the critical factors that have given personal and historical subjectivity to desire, that have shaped the faces and territories of homosexual people, and that have generated homophobia and heterosexism. Treating the sociological aspects of the rise of the gay and lesbian movement, Adam also looks at "new social movements" theory in relation to the gay and lesbian movement and cultural nationalism - whether in the form of cultural feminism or queer nationalism - which he considers an important, perhaps inevitable, moment in the empowerment of inferiorized people Library Journal Although the Stonewall riots in New York City in June 1969 are generally considered the beginning of the Gay Liberation movement, ``the first social movement to advance the civil rights of gay people was found in Germany in 1897.'' Amplifying John Lauritsen and David Thorstad's excellent Early Homosexual Rights Movement (1864-1935) (1974), sociologist Adam reviews the social, historic, and economic conditions surrounding the development of gay rights worldwide. Using secondary sources, he interweaves individuals, episodes, and examples into an overall picture, chronicling the fits and starts of lesbian and gay rights movements to the present. An extensive list of references supplements the annotated selected bibliography of this comprehensive international history. James E. Van Buskirk, Acad. of Art Coll. Lib., San Francisco
Preface to the Revised EditionPreface to the First Edition1Origins of a Homosexual People12Early Movements and Aspirations193The Holocaust494The Homophiles Start Over605Gay Liberation and Lesbian Feminism816The Rise of the New Right1097Civil Rights and Electoral Politics1288Queer Politics1459Coming Out around the World165Conclusion177Notes181Works Cited189Selected Bibliography211Index215
\ Library JournalAlthough the Stonewall riots in New York City in June 1969 are generally considered the beginning of the Gay Liberation movement, ``the first social movement to advance the civil rights of gay people was found in Germany in 1897.'' Amplifying John Lauritsen and David Thorstad's excellent Early Homosexual Rights Movement (1864-1935) (1974), sociologist Adam reviews the social, historic, and economic conditions surrounding the development of gay rights worldwide. Using secondary sources, he interweaves individuals, episodes, and examples into an overall picture, chronicling the fits and starts of lesbian and gay rights movements to the present. An extensive list of references supplements the annotated selected bibliography of this comprehensive international history. James E. Van Buskirk, Acad. of Art Coll. Lib., San Francisco\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsAn update of Adam's 1987 study of the movement in light of the growth of gay and lesbian studies in the past decade and the strategies that have developed for the protection and welfare of homosexuals. Addresses topics such as the movement's recovery of momentum in the wake of New Right campaigns; its gains in human rights and domestic partner legislation in several countries; the impact of AIDS on movement issues and the renewal of militant tactics through AIDS activism and Queer Nation; internal debates that shift the meanings composing homosexual, gay, lesbian, and queer identities and cultures; and the proliferation of new movement groups around the world. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
