Queer Legacies

Stories from Chicago's Lgbtq Archives

John D'Emilio (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2020
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-72753-0 (ISBN)

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The variety of gay life in Chicago is too abundant and too diverse, to be contained in a single place. But since 1981, the Gerbert/Hart Library & Archives on the city's North Side has strived to do just that, amassing and cataloging a wealth of records related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified people and organizations in the city. In Queer Legacies, John D'Emilio--a pioneering scholar of gay and lesbian studies--digs deep into the collection at the Gerbert/Hart Library to unearth a kaleidoscopic look at the community built by generations of gay men and women in Chicago. Excavated from one of the country's most important, yet overlooked, LGBTQ archives, the stories included in his book are populated by athletes, lawyers, publishers, artists, performers, and organizers, each offering their own fascinating contribution to Chicago's historically vibrant scene . The breezy and enthusiastic essays that make up Queer Legacies range in focus from politics, culture, social life, and the history of institutions like Dignity--the foremost organization for LGBTQ Catholics--and the Gay Academic Union. Though the book is anchored in Chicago, many of the essays reach farther revealing the connections to events and issues of national import.

Queer Legacies illuminates how archives can be more than musty spaces far from the urgent concerns of the present day, and shows that institutions like the Gerbert/Hart are a life-giving resource for the historically marginalized communities they serve. This book gives readers an inclusive and personal look at fifty years of a national fight for visibility, recognition, and equality led by LGBTQ Americans who, quite literally, made history. In these troubled times, it will surely inspire a new generation of scholars and activists.

John D'Emilio is professor emeritus of history and gender and women's studies at University of Illinois at Chicago. A Guggenheim Fellow and a pioneer in the field of gay and lesbian studies, he is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities and Intimate Matters, which was cited in Justice Anthony Kennedy's opinion in Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 Supreme Court case overturning US anti-sodomy laws. Both are published by the University of Chicago Press.

Introduction

1 Merle’s Story

2 The Struggle for Self-Acceptance: The Life of George Buse

3 Renee Hanover: Always a Radical

4 Max Smith: A Gay Liberationist at Heart

5 The Gay Liberation Era in Chicago

6 A Queer Radical’s Story: Step May and Chicago Gay Liberation

7 The Transvestite Legal Committee

8 A National Network under the Radar: The Transvestite Information Service

9 A Mother to Her Family: The Life of Robinn Dupree

10 Controversy on Campus: Northwestern University and Garrett Theological Seminary

11 Activist Catholics: Dignity’s Work in the 1970s and 1980s

12 Dennis Halan and the Story of Chicago’s “Gay Mass”

13 Moving Forward with Integrity

14 Lutherans Concerned: A Continuing Struggle

15 Running for Office: The Campaign of Gary Nepon

16 Ten Years after Stonewall: The Police Are Still Attacking Us

17 Trying to Work Together: The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago

18 Knowledge Is Power: Chicago’s Gay Academic Union

19 Sexual Orientation and the Law

20 A Lesbian Community Center in Chicago

21 The Artemis Singers and the Power of Music

22 Printing Our Way to Freedom: The Metis Press

23 Picturing Lesbian History: The Passion of Janet Soule

24 Lesbian Chicago: Striving for Visibility

25 We Are Family: The Birth of Amigas Latinas

26 Our Legacy Lives On: Amigas Latinas as an Activist Force

27 Challenging a Color Line: Black and White Men Together

28 Chicago Mobilizes to March on Washington

29 Confronting AIDS: The Response of Black and White Men Together

30 The Rise of Bisexual Activism

31 Impact ’88: Becoming a Force in Electoral Politics

32 Facing Off with the Media: The Work of GLAAD-Chicago

33 Building Community: Peg Grey and the Power of Sports

34 Fighting the Military Ban: James Darby and the Effort to Mobilize Veterans

35 The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

36 A Community Fights AIDS: The Work of BEHIV

37 Making Schools Safe

38 We Will Not Stay Quiet: The 85% Coalition

Afterword: Further Reading

Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	19.10.2020
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-226-72753-X / 022672753X
ISBN-13	978-0-226-72753-0 / 9780226727530
Zustand	Neuware