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Insist That They Love You
Craig Rodwell and the Fight for Gay Pride
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English
Published/Copyright:
2025
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This inspiring biography of Craig Rodwell illuminates the life of a central activist and conscience of gay liberation, the visionary founder of the landmark Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop and the prime mover behind the inaugural pride march of 1970.
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Van Hoesen John :
John Van Hoesen is a writer, researcher, and lifelong journalist, currently exploring early but less visible champions of the gay liberation movement. With a distinguished and award-winning career spanning several decades in public broadcasting and print journalism, he has held numerous leadership roles, including managing editor of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Rutland Herald newspaper in Vermont.
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Contents
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Introduction
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1 Early Out
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2 New York I – Harvey Milk, Light and Dark Days
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2 New York I – Harvey Milk, Light and Dark Days
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4 Inside the Oscar Wilde – Mercer Street
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5 The New York Hymnal
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6 Stonewall and Gay Power
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7 Dear Craig
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8 Let’s March
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9 QQ Magazine
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10 Christian Science
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11 Inside the Oscar Wilde – Christopher Street
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12 Monuments, Myths, and Memorials
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13 Transitions
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Epilogue
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Acknowledgments
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Appendix A: The New York Hymnal, 1968
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Appendix B: QQ Magazine, 1970–1971
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Appendix C: QQ Magazine, 1972
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Appendix D: QQ Magazine, 1973
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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eBook published on:
May 31, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9781487562915
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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432
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26
eBook ISBN:
9781487562915
Keywords for this book
Craig Rodwell biography; LGBTQ+ history; gay rights movement; Stonewall Riots; pride march 1970; militant gay rights activism; New York LGBTQ+ history; influential gay activists; queer history; social change
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
