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GAY AMERICA: Struggle for Equality
(Amulet Books, 2008)
Gays and lesbians play a very prominent role in American life today,
whether grabbing headlines over political gains, starring in and being
the subject of movies and television shows, or filling the streets of
nearly every major city each year to celebrate Gay Pride. However,
this was not always the case. Profusely illustrated, GAY AMERICA
reveals how gay men and women have lived, worked, and loved for the
past 125 years.
First touching on colonial times, the book quickly moves on to the
Victorian period and beyond, including such historical milestones as
the Roaring '20s, the Kinsey study, the "witch hunts" of the 1950s, the
Beat Generation, Stonewall, disco, AIDS, and present-day battles over
gay marriage. Providing a sense of hope mixed with pride, author Linas
Alsenas demonstrates how, within one century, gay women and men have
gone from being socially invisible to becoming a political force to be
reckoned with and proud members of the American public living openly
and honestly.
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