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The Question of Equality delves into the challenges faced by the lesbian and gay civil rights movement in the United States. Moving beyond rhetoric, it presents a candid look at the movement as an anxious collective of outsiders whose differences must be acknowledged. Supplementing the accompanying public television documentary series, the book offers extensive archival and contemporary photographs, works of art and poetry, comic strips, and chapter-length essays by four noted authors. Each essay is followed by "In Their Own Words," an oral history section that gathers testimony from individuals whose private experiences sit at the center of public conflicts, providing a comprehensive view of LGBTQ activism and history.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: David Deitcher
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