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Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: Second Edition Paperback – October 1, 1998

by John D'Emilio (Author)
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With thorough documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay heroes who helped the contemporary gay culture to emerge, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities supplies the definitive analysis of the homophile movement in the U.S. from 1940 to 1970. John D'Emilio's new preface and afterword examine the conditions that shaped the book and the growth of gay and lesbian historical literature.

"How many students of American political culture know that during the McCarthy era more people lost their jobs for being alleged homosexuals than for being Communists? . . . These facts are part of the heretofore obscure history of homosexuality in America—a history that John D'Emilio thoroughly documents in this important book."—George DeStefano, Nation

"John D'Emilio provides homosexual political struggles with something that every movement requires—a sympathetic history rendered in a dispassionate voice."—New York Times Book Review

"A milestone in the history of the American gay movement."—Rudy Kikel, Boston Globe
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John D’Emilio is professor emeritus of history and gender and women’s studies at University of Illinois at Chicago. A Guggenheim Fellow and a pioneer in the field of gay and lesbian studies, he is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities and Intimate Matters, which was cited in Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion in Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 Supreme Court case overturning US anti-sodomy laws. Both are also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; Second edition (October 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226142671
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226142678
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good treatment of the pre stonewall era
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019
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    I haven’t seen the Matashene society early history covered in this depth the original
    Story of it’s founding was generally erased
    This book and And Chancy ‘s gay new York are great defections
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  • Nysocboy
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning of Gay History
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2001
    Before this book, gay history simply did not exist. There were a few tomes about great historical figures who happened to be gay, and Jonathan Katz's landmark "Gay American History," but virtually nothing about the gay men and women after World War II who fought amazing hostility, made countless strategic errors, suffered profound personal losses, and still managed to organize a movement that changed the way we all view individual rights in a civil society. Even publishing the first edition in 1983 was an act of courage.
    Today gay history is a thriving discipline, and the story has been told countless times, often more engagingly. For general readers, I recommend John Loughery's "The Other Side of Silence" and Lilian Faderman's "Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers." But for students and scholars, this is a model of historical research and an inspiration.
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  • Lionel S. Taylor
    4.0 out of 5 stars The History of the Formation of a Community Then a Movement
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2013
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    Just like the subtitle implies this book traces the beginnings of the formation of a gay identity in the LGBT community and the various twists and turns that it took leading up to the Stonewall Uprising. The author makes the point that the Gay rights movement did not begin with Stonewall but actually began with the creation of a gay identity starting to coalesce in the beginning of the 20th century. The author looks at how event like the 2nd world war brought gay men and lesbians together in urban areas and the realization that they were not alone but that there was a sizable group of people like them. The earliest groups like the Mattachine Society and the Daughter of Bilitis were small but influential groups in that they helped begin the discussion of gay rights the fight agains discrimination and whether LGBT's should take a passive approach to larger society hoping for acceptance or if they should actively fight for their rights. The author argues that while these groups were small and often fragmented and in no way could be called a mass movement their importance lies in the fact that they were the first ones to raise these questions and have a public discussion on them and by doing this raised awareness in the LGBT community and spurred the formation of a common identity.
    I found this book very interesting especially in how the gay rights movement had some of the same issues and challenges that the Civil rights movement faced and the women's rights movements had and how all of these movements would kind of coalesce in the 60's The discussion of the creation of a Gay identity was informative and I would have liked to seen more on that. the author makes several suggestions in the afterwards on books that have been written since his that could be helpful on this topic. Like any good academic history text it raises just as many questions as it answers and I think that this is one of the books that any now interested in Queer studies and women's rights should read. Many other books have been written since this one on various topics raised in this book but this is one of the first ones to bring several of these historic problems up and set the stage for later books.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars The Lavender Scare
    Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2011
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    This book shows how in times of great threat (e.g the cold war and nuclear war) weaker men turn on easy domestic targets rather than creating real defence. Homosexuals have always been a very small minority and were an easy target. Edmond Burke (during the social stress of the French Revolution and subsequent war) talks about how men not bonded to a clear national indentity or who lack patriotism to a national identity form factions or religious/social groups out of fear and greed. Weaker men often use these groups at times of social stress to gain financially or allieviate their fears by attacking a weaker minority group. The book shows how homosexuals where misused in pseudo class wars post WWII. These circumstances have reappeared in different forms at the time of the same sex marriage debates. Firstly the psychological elimination of homosexuals by wording it "same sex" not "homo sexual" marriage. This takes the homosexual out of the debate and allows the debate to be dominated by political opportunists, heterosexuals or rather bi-sexuals. This type of arguement was part of the 1950's attack on homosexuals. That bisexuality was more normal and that bisexuality was then used to create heterosexual "norms". The book clearly shows how some public servants entrusted with the civil duty of care to all citizens misused power. How they interacted with groups outside the public service to enhance the effect of their own hatred. To keep things in persective better citizens were creating the USA's great defence system, space program and rebuilding a world shattered by WWII while creating defence against a new military threat which threatened even more lives. I also read " And they were wonderful teachers" Florida's purge of gay and lesbian teachers. This shows how corrupted men used the gay scare to attack women with intrusive questions about their sexual lives. Will these types of attack increase during the same sex marraiage debates. These questions show no care for women, lesbians or homosexuals. This type of attack on economically and political free woman has been common in history. President George Washington in "Rules of civilty and decent conduct" advises us to ignore those who bring inappropriate public attention to private matters. He cautions not to publically engage verbally or any other way in such matters
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    2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
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    Horribly organized.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars This book was required by my masters advisor
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    I haven't read it yet, but considering it was a recommended by my professor, I think it must be good.
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