Speaking for Our Lives: Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights (1892-2000)Harrington Park Press, 2004 - Počet stran: 905 Read the words they risked everything for! This landmark volume collects more than a hundred years of the most important public rhetoric on gay and lesbian subjects. In the days when homosexuality was mentioned only in whispers, a few brave souls stood up to speak for the rights of sexual minorities. In Speaking for Our Lives: Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights (1892-2000), their stirring words have finally been gathered together, along with the political manifestoes, broadsheets, and performance pieces of the gay and lesbian liberation movement. Speaking for Our Lives comprises speeches and manifestoes prompted by events ranging from demonstrations to funerals. Scholars and researchers will appreciate the brief commentary introducing each piece, which discusses the author, the occasion, and the political and social contexts in which it first appeared. You'll find the words of a broad variety of individuals and groups, including:
Many of these documents have long been out of print. Speaking for Our Lives makes these noteworthy texts readily available to the broader public they deserve. This book preserves an essential part of twentieth-century history. |
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... acts means strictly in the confines of one's home or apartment . For heterosexual acts this in- terpretation of " in private " is less stringent , as the existence of " lov- ers ' lanes " so well testifies . Persons engaged in sexual acts ...
... Act be amended so as to omit sodomy and homosexual acts as grounds for divorce ; moreover , in divorce cases homosexuality per se should not preclude the equal rights of child custody . 7. The right of homosexuals to serve in the Armed ...
... acts will be written the history of this generation . It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human his- tory is shaped . Each time a man stands up for an ideal , or acts to improve the lot of others , or strikes ...
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March 30 1892 Address at the Funeral of Walt Whitman | 7 |
Appeal on Behalf of an Oppressed Human Variety | 22 |
Address to the International Committee | 31 |
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