Bringing lesbian and gay rights into the mainstream
Subtitle: twenty years of progress
By: Steve Endean ; edited by Vicki L. Eaklor.
Contributors: Eaklor, Vicki Lynn.
Publisher: Harrington Park Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781560235255; 9781560235262
Subjects: Gay liberation movement -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: My Minnesota roots; title: Pushing the pedals of power : [from Minnesota; title: to the gay rights national lobby]; title: Money talks : gay and lesbian political clout; title: And the founding of the Human Rights Campaign Fund; title: We've met the enemy; title: and the enemy is us : internal conflicts can be far more painful than fighting homophobes; title: Beginning again : building an effective capacity to generate grassroots mail to Congress; title: Speak out; title: If it ain't broken; title: : demonstrating a need for the gay and lesbian rights legislation; title: One-to-one lobbying; title: Do dog and pony shows make a difference? : how much do hearings really matter?; title: Thoughts on fundraising; title: Of battles lost and opportunities missed; title: Bedfellows make strange politics : of hypocrisy and honesty, coming out and "outing"; title: The politics of self-indulgence? : a self-confessed "insider" assesses his experience with protest activities; title: Wrapping up a movement career : retiring on disability, acknowledgement, and; title: victory!