Chapters in this book

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