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7. The Transvestite Legal Committee

© 2020 University of Chicago Press

© 2020 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. Merle’s Story 8
  5. 2. The Struggle for Self- Acceptance: The Life of George Buse 14
  6. 3. Renee Hanover: Always a Radical 19
  7. 4. Max Smith: A Gay Liberationist at Heart 24
  8. 5. The Gay Liberation Era in Chicago 29
  9. 6. A Queer Radical’s Story: Step May and Chicago Gay Liberation 34
  10. 7. The Transvestite Legal Committee 39
  11. 8. A National Network under the Radar: The Transvestite Information Service 43
  12. 9. A Mother to Her Family: The Life of Robinn Dupree 47
  13. 10. Controversy on Campus: Northwestern University and Garrett Theological Seminary 51
  14. 11. Activist Catholics: Dignity’s Work in the 1970s and 1980s 56
  15. 12. Dennis Halan and the Story of Chicago’s “Gay Mass” 60
  16. 13. Moving Forward with Integrity 65
  17. 14. Lutherans Concerned: A Continuing Struggle 70
  18. 15. Running for Office: The Campaign of Gary Nepon 76
  19. 16. Ten Years after Stonewall: The Police Are Still Attacking Us 80
  20. 17. Trying to Work Together: The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago 86
  21. 18. Knowledge Is Power: Chicago’s Gay Academic Union 91
  22. 19. Sexual Orientation and the Law 96
  23. 20. A Lesbian Community Center in Chicago 100
  24. 21. The Artemis Singers and the Power of Music 105
  25. 22. Printing Our Way to Freedom: The Metis Press 109
  26. 23. Picturing Lesbian History: The Passion of Janet Soule 114
  27. 24. Lesbian Chicago: Striving for Visibility 119
  28. 25. We Are Family: The Birth of Amigas Latinas 124
  29. 26. Our Legacy Lives On: Amigas Latinas as an Activist Force 128
  30. 27. Challenging a Color Line: Black and White Men Together 133
  31. 28. Chicago Mobilizes to March on Washington 137
  32. 29. Confronting AIDS: The Response of Black and White Men Together 141
  33. 30. The Rise of Bisexual Activism 145
  34. 31. Impact ’88: Becoming a Force in Electoral Politics 149
  35. 32. Facing Off with the Media: The Work of GLAAD- Chicago 153
  36. 33. Building Community: Peg Grey and the Power of Sports 157
  37. 34. Fighting the Military Ban: James Darby and the Effort to Mobilize Veterans 162
  38. 35. The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 168
  39. 36. A Community Fights AIDS: The Work of BEHIV 173
  40. 37. Making Schools Safe 177
  41. 38. We Will Not Stay Quiet: The 85% Coalition 181
  42. Afterword: Further Reading 187
  43. Acknowledgments 193
  44. Bibliography 195
  45. Index 199
Queer Legacies
This chapter is in the book Queer Legacies
https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226727677-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. Merle’s Story 8
  5. 2. The Struggle for Self- Acceptance: The Life of George Buse 14
  6. 3. Renee Hanover: Always a Radical 19
  7. 4. Max Smith: A Gay Liberationist at Heart 24
  8. 5. The Gay Liberation Era in Chicago 29
  9. 6. A Queer Radical’s Story: Step May and Chicago Gay Liberation 34
  10. 7. The Transvestite Legal Committee 39
  11. 8. A National Network under the Radar: The Transvestite Information Service 43
  12. 9. A Mother to Her Family: The Life of Robinn Dupree 47
  13. 10. Controversy on Campus: Northwestern University and Garrett Theological Seminary 51
  14. 11. Activist Catholics: Dignity’s Work in the 1970s and 1980s 56
  15. 12. Dennis Halan and the Story of Chicago’s “Gay Mass” 60
  16. 13. Moving Forward with Integrity 65
  17. 14. Lutherans Concerned: A Continuing Struggle 70
  18. 15. Running for Office: The Campaign of Gary Nepon 76
  19. 16. Ten Years after Stonewall: The Police Are Still Attacking Us 80
  20. 17. Trying to Work Together: The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago 86
  21. 18. Knowledge Is Power: Chicago’s Gay Academic Union 91
  22. 19. Sexual Orientation and the Law 96
  23. 20. A Lesbian Community Center in Chicago 100
  24. 21. The Artemis Singers and the Power of Music 105
  25. 22. Printing Our Way to Freedom: The Metis Press 109
  26. 23. Picturing Lesbian History: The Passion of Janet Soule 114
  27. 24. Lesbian Chicago: Striving for Visibility 119
  28. 25. We Are Family: The Birth of Amigas Latinas 124
  29. 26. Our Legacy Lives On: Amigas Latinas as an Activist Force 128
  30. 27. Challenging a Color Line: Black and White Men Together 133
  31. 28. Chicago Mobilizes to March on Washington 137
  32. 29. Confronting AIDS: The Response of Black and White Men Together 141
  33. 30. The Rise of Bisexual Activism 145
  34. 31. Impact ’88: Becoming a Force in Electoral Politics 149
  35. 32. Facing Off with the Media: The Work of GLAAD- Chicago 153
  36. 33. Building Community: Peg Grey and the Power of Sports 157
  37. 34. Fighting the Military Ban: James Darby and the Effort to Mobilize Veterans 162
  38. 35. The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 168
  39. 36. A Community Fights AIDS: The Work of BEHIV 173
  40. 37. Making Schools Safe 177
  41. 38. We Will Not Stay Quiet: The 85% Coalition 181
  42. Afterword: Further Reading 187
  43. Acknowledgments 193
  44. Bibliography 195
  45. Index 199
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