Queer Clout: Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics

Queer Clout: Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics
ISBN-10
081222406X
ISBN-13
9780812224061
Category
History
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2017-08-11
Publisher
Politics and Culture in Modern
Author
Timothy Stewart-Winter

Description

Queer Clout weaves together activism and electoral politics to trace the gay movement's path since the 1950s in Chicago. Stewart-Winter stresses gay people's and African Americans' shared focus on police harassment, highlighting how black political leaders enabled white gays and lesbians to join an emerging liberal coalition in city hall.

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