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Stonewall the riots that sparked the gay revolution

Main Author: Carter, David.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.
Gay liberation movement > United States > History.
Gay men > United States > History > 20th century.
Lesbians > United States > History > 20th century.
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage
  • Greenwich Village, USA
  • Oppression, resistance, and everyday life
  • On the street
  • The Stonewall Inn
  • The skull
  • Dawn is just breaking
  • The Stonewall riots
  • A Friday night out
  • "We're taking the place!"
  • Lancing the festering wound of anger
  • "Christopher Street belongs to the queens!"
  • "They've lost that wounded look"
  • Gay liberation
  • Seizing the moment
  • "We're the gay liberation front!"
  • The heroic age.

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