Martin Luther King Jr., Homosexuality, and the Early Gay Rights Movement [electronic resource] : Keeping the Dream Straight? /
Long, Michael G.author.
Tutu, Desmond.author.
Martin Luther King, Jr., was not an advocate of homosexual rights, nor was he an enemy; however both sides of the debate have used his words in their arguments, including his widow, in support of gay rights, and his daughter, in rejection. This fascinating situation poses the problem that Michael G. Long seeks to address and resolve.
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Cover ; Martin Luther King Jr., Homosexuality, and the Early Gay Rights Movement: Keeping the Dream Straight?; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Keeping the Dream Straight?; Part I: Kings in Conflict; Chapter 1: "It's Consistent with His Philosophy"": Coretta Scott King's Advocacy for Gay Rights; Coming Out to Mrs. King; Being Gay with Mrs. King; Gay Rights and the Twentieth Anniversary March; Becoming an Advocate; Invoking the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.; Keeping the Dream Straight
Chapter 2: "He Did Not Take a Bullet for Same-Sex Unions"": Bernice King's March against Same-Sex MarriageReigniting the Legacy; Gays Deserve Death; Not a Bullet for Same-Sex Unions; A Blood Covenant against Gay Sex; Keeping the Dream Straight; Part II: King in Context; Chapter 5: "He Praised Him for His Ability and Contacts"": King's Relationship with Bayard Rustin; Crushing Bayard Rustin; The Arrest; Using Rustin: 1955- 1960; Marching with Rustin; Using Rustin Again: 1964- 1968; Keeping the Dream Straight
Chapter 3: "Your Problem Is Not at All an Uncommon One"": King, Psychiatrists, and the Problem of HomosexualityLeaving Behind the APA; King on Homosexuality: A Brief Analysis; Chapter 4: "I Am Fundamentally a Clergyman"": King, Theologians, and the Sin of Homosexuality; Fred Shuttlesworth and Billy Graham on Homosexuality; Beyond the Bible; From Bailey to King; Keeping the Dream Straight; US Christian Liberalism during King's Life; Part III: Civil Rights and Gay Rights; Chapter 7: From King to Kameny-and Coretta: A Final Conclusion; From King to Kameny: Tactics and Timing
From King to Kameny: Personalist PhilosophyInspired but Wary; From King to Jefferson; Summary Statements; Back to Coretta Scott King: A Final Conclusion; Chapter 6: From Black to Gay: King's Concern about Discrimination against Gays; Hijacking the Civil Rights Movement? Civil Rights Leaders in Conflict; Martin Luther King Jr. and the Expanding Civil Rights Movement; King's Expanding Concern: Discrimination against Gays and Lesbians; Connecting Interracial Marriage and Same-Sex Marriage; Keeping the Dream Straight; Postscript: From King to Peter Gomes?; Afterword; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Martin Luther King, Jr., was not an advocate of homosexual rights, nor was he an enemy; however both sides of the debate have used his words in their arguments, including his widow, in support of gay rights, and his daughter, in rejection. This fascinating situation poses the problem that Michael G. Long seeks to address and resolve.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Historiography.
Culture
Sociology.
History, Modern.
Social policy.
Historiography and Method.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Gender Studies.
US History.
Modern History.
Social Policy.