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6. Backlash and Social Conservative Insurgency
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xiii
- INTRODUCTION. Coming to Terms 1
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PART ONE. From Oppression to Liberation: Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals in Canada Prior to 1975
- 1. The Roots of Oppression 17
- 2. Decriminalization and Early Gay and Lesbian Organizing 42
- 3. Lesbian and Gay Liberation 61
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PART TWO. Progress amid Backlash, Dissent, and Crises, 1975-1984
- 4. Police Repression and Judicial Homophobia 99
- 5. Raging Debates, Elusive Consensus 119
- 6. Backlash and Social Conservative Insurgency 132
- 7. Fighting against the Odds, Facing New Crises 141
- 8. Liberating Communities, Changing Consciousness 165
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PART THREE. Between Queer and the Mainstream, 1985-1999
- 9. Victory in the Human Rights Campaigns 191
- 10. Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships 218
- 11. AIDS Radicalization, Queer Nation, and Identity Politics 247
- 12. Queer Community Standards and Queer Spaces 266
- 13. Identity, Community, and Visibility at the End of the Millennium 305
- Conclusion: Lesbian and Gay Liberation in the Twenty-First Century 353
- Notes 359
- Illustration Credits 407
- Index 409
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xiii
- INTRODUCTION. Coming to Terms 1
-
PART ONE. From Oppression to Liberation: Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals in Canada Prior to 1975
- 1. The Roots of Oppression 17
- 2. Decriminalization and Early Gay and Lesbian Organizing 42
- 3. Lesbian and Gay Liberation 61
-
PART TWO. Progress amid Backlash, Dissent, and Crises, 1975-1984
- 4. Police Repression and Judicial Homophobia 99
- 5. Raging Debates, Elusive Consensus 119
- 6. Backlash and Social Conservative Insurgency 132
- 7. Fighting against the Odds, Facing New Crises 141
- 8. Liberating Communities, Changing Consciousness 165
-
PART THREE. Between Queer and the Mainstream, 1985-1999
- 9. Victory in the Human Rights Campaigns 191
- 10. Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships 218
- 11. AIDS Radicalization, Queer Nation, and Identity Politics 247
- 12. Queer Community Standards and Queer Spaces 266
- 13. Identity, Community, and Visibility at the End of the Millennium 305
- Conclusion: Lesbian and Gay Liberation in the Twenty-First Century 353
- Notes 359
- Illustration Credits 407
- Index 409