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Homosexuality and Liberation : Elements of a Gay Critique by Mario Mieli, translated by David Fernbach is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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A leader of the Italian gay liberation movement in the 1970s, Mario Mieli combined a radical theoretical perspective with a courageous (and often provocative) public persona. He is best known for his Marxist account of homosexuality and homosexual oppression, Elementi di critica omossuale (1977), translated into English in 1980 as Homosexuality and Liberation: Elements of a Gay Critique (1980). The Italian gay movement, while certainly sharing much of its history with that of Britain and elsewhere, has had its own particular experiences and has developed its own original and important ideas, being far more influenced by both Marxism and psychoanalysis than its counterparts in English-speaking countries. This book, published in English for the first time, represents the most comprehensive presentation of the standpoint developed by this radical gay movement, forming an important contribution to a specifically gay critique of society. Investigating the effects of institutionalised heterosexuality on society as a whole, Mario Mieli shows that these extend far beyond the specific problems of gay people. He argues that in the interlocking framework drawn by Marx and Freud, homosexuality

Who reads Homosexuality and Liberation : Elements of a Gay Critique?

Author

Mario Mieli, translated by David Fernbach

Publisher

Gay Men's Press

Published

1980

Language

EN

ISBN

9780907040019

Category

history

Subjects

Gender Studies, Social Science, Sociology

Updated

2026-03-25