Homophile Studies in Theory and Practice [Paperback]

W. Dorr Legg (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1879194171 | ISBN-13: 978-1879194175 | Publication Date: May 1994

Generations before there were many gays and lesbians (but closets were cluttered with homosexuals), Dorr Legg and One Incorporated were proud and out. This unique documentary chronicles the educational, scholarly and political base of this evolution, no, revolution, in American homophilia.

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It was the scholars and students associated with ONE Institute who initiated the first serious critique of the "scientific" studies of homosexuality, and the Institute's history reflects the changes in attitudes over its forty year existence. This collection documents the contributions of ONE Institute and its students, serving as an important reference work for understanding these changes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Glb Pub (May 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879194171
• ISBN-13: 978-1879194175
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,414,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars History of the pioneering gay rights group ONE Institute, March 1, 2004

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H. Quintner (Palm Springs CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Homophile Studies in Theory and Practice (Paperback)

This book, by W. Dorr Legg, founder of ONE Institute, with the help of other longtime ONE leaders David Cameron and Walter L. Williams, gives a thorough look at this pioneering gay rights group that began in Los Angeles in 1952. ONE started by publishing America's first homosexual magazine, and then branched out into offering America's first classes in what is now called Gay and Lesbian Studies, and published ONE Institute Quarterly of Homophile Studies (America's first academic journal in Gay and Lesbian Studies). In 1954 ONE sued the U.S. Post Office for refusing to distribute ONE magazine through the mails, which in 1958 resulted in the first U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay rights.

For a first-hand understanding of ONE Institute, which continues today as an educational research center affiliated with the University of Southern California, there is no better book than this one.