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Can I read Queer America : A GLBT History of the 20th Century on EtoBox?
Queer America : A GLBT History of the 20th Century by Vicki Lynn Eaklor is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Queer America : A GLBT History of the 20th Century about?
Perhaps no topic today is politically more divisive than homosexuality, particularly when it is coupled with the deeply rooted concept of civil rights. This work focuses on 20th/21st- century U. S. history as it pertains to GLBT history. Major issues and events such as the Stonewall riot, Don't Ask, Don't Tell in the military, same-sex marriage, gay rights, gay pride, organizations and alliances, AIDS, and legal battles and court cases are discussed. Also included are sidebars highlighting major debates, legal landmarks and key individuals. A timeline and further reading sections concluding each chapter as well as a full bibliography and black and white images enhance the text. In these opening years of the 21st century in the United States, perhaps no topic is more divisive than homosexuality, particularly when it is coupled with the deeply rooted concept of civil rights. The same-sex marriage debate, for example, is but part of a larger discussion over issues crucial to American life, such as the role of law in the lives of individuals, relationships among law, economics, and morality, and the values thought to distinguish and define us. GLBT history is not just the struggle for
Who reads Queer America : A GLBT History of the 20th Century?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Vicki Lynn Eaklor
- Publisher
- Greenwood; Bloomsbury
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9798216134732
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Gender Studies, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.67 / 5 (21 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
