LGBTQ inclusion in American life : pop culture, political imagination, and civil rights / Susan Burgess.
How did gay people go from being characterized as dangerous perverts to military heroes and respectable parents? How did the interests of the LGBT movement and the state converge to transform mainstream political and legal norms in these areas? Using civil rights narratives, pop culture, and critica...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2023.
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Series: | LGBTQ politics.
NYU Press scholarship online. |
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Summary: | How did gay people go from being characterized as dangerous perverts to military heroes and respectable parents? How did the interests of the LGBT movement and the state converge to transform mainstream political and legal norms in these areas? Using civil rights narratives, pop culture, and critical theory, this book tells the story of how exclusion was transformed into inclusion in US politics and society, as pop culture changed mainstream Americans thinking about 'non-gay' issues, namely privacy, sex and gender norms, and family. |
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Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2023. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (221 pages). |
Audience: | Specialized. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781479819775 |
DOI: | 10.18574/nyu/9781479819775.001.0001 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record. |