LGBTQ social movements
By: Lisa M. Stulberg
Series: Social movements series; Social movements series
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780745656076; 9780745656083
Subjects: Gay liberation movement; Sexual minorities
Description: "In recent years, there has been substantial progress on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights in the United States. We are now, though, in a time of incredible political uncertainty for queer people. LGBTQ Social Movements provides an accessible introduction to mainstream LGBTQ movements in the US, illustrating the many forms that LGBTQ activism has taken since the mid-twentieth century. Covering a range of topics, including the Stonewall uprising and gay liberation, AIDS politics, queer activism, marriage equality fights, youth action, and bisexual and transgender justice, Lisa M. Stulberg explores how marginalized people and communities have used a wide range of political and cultural tools to demand and create change. The five key themes that guide the book are assimilationism and liberationism as complex strategies for equality, the limits and possibilities of legal change, the role of art and popular culture in social change, the interconnectedness of social movements, and the role of privilege in movement organizing. This book is an important tool for understanding current LGBTQ politics and will be essential reading for students and scholars of sexuality, LGBTQ studies, and social movements, as well as anyone new to thinking about these issues."
Notes: Various printings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Before and after Stonewall; title: Activism in the early days of AIDS; title: Marriage politics; title: LGBTQ youth and social change; title: The "B" and the "T"; title: Conclusion.