Modern Homosexualities: Fragments of Lesbian and Gay ExperiencesKen Plummer This book of nineteen original essays by activists and academics documents and analyses the dramatic changes in lesbian and gay experience over the last twenty years. It charts the growth of lesbian and gay studies, and examines key issues around communitites, identities, relationships, sexualities and politics. These essays, edited by a leading author in the field, herald a new confidence and maturity for the growing field of lesbian and gay studies. |
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... some central issues in the formation of communities and the construction of identities. Each author comes from a different country—the Netherlands,England, and North America; two deal with lesbianism and one xv PREFACE.
... some central issues in the formation of communities and the construction of identities. Each author comes from a different country—the Netherlands,England, and North America; two deal with lesbianism and one xv PREFACE.
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Fragments of Lesbian and Gay Experiences Ken Plummer. Netherlands,England, and North America; two deal with lesbianism and one with male gays. Yet, across country and gender, I sense a commonality of concern.Judith Schuyf may speak of ...
Fragments of Lesbian and Gay Experiences Ken Plummer. Netherlands,England, and North America; two deal with lesbianism and one with male gays. Yet, across country and gender, I sense a commonality of concern.Judith Schuyf may speak of ...
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... America, published between 1956 and 1972, dramatically details such a change and the growth of a politicized, radical approach. A second wave A much more explicit and articulate literature starts to emerge however with the advent of the ...
... America, published between 1956 and 1972, dramatically details such a change and the growth of a politicized, radical approach. A second wave A much more explicit and articulate literature starts to emerge however with the advent of the ...
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... America the Institute for Homophile Studies, an alternative university, which enrolled over 1,000 students in the academic year 1957–8. Nevertheless, there was a definite take-off point during the 1970s, making this area of study ...
... America the Institute for Homophile Studies, an alternative university, which enrolled over 1,000 students in the academic year 1957–8. Nevertheless, there was a definite take-off point during the 1970s, making this area of study ...
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Contents
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The Turkish and Mesoamerican experience | 27 |
Part III CONSTRUCTING COMMUNITIES AND IDENTITIES | 51 |
Pretending to be families? | 85 |
Models of love support and activism | 149 |
The lesbian case | 185 |
Radicalism rights and citizenship in the UK | 215 |
A BRIEF GUIDE TO FURTHER READING | 249 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 255 |
NAME INDEX | 272 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 276 |
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