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