1st Edition
The Gay Liberation Youth Movement in New York 'An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail'
By Stephan Cohen
Copyright 2008
332 Pages
57 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
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Between 1966 and 1975 North American youth activists established over 35 school- and community-based gay liberation youth groups whose members sought control over their own bodies, education, and sexual and social relations. This book focuses on three groundbreaking New York City groups -- Gay Youth (GY), Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), and the Gay International Youth... Read more
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Prior to Gay Liberation
Chapter 2: Ideology and Practice
Chapter 3: Gay Liberation Shapes Youth Activism
Chapter 4: Gay Youth (GY)
Chapter 5: Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.) Chapter 6: Gay International Youth Society of George Washington High School Appendix A: Gay Liberation Youth Groups - 1966 to 1975Appendix B: GAA Petition to Councilwoman Carol Greitzer
Appendix C: "IN A WORLD OF DARKNESS"
Appendix D: S.T.A.R. Activism
Appendix E: GAA-Initiated Intro 475 Fall, 1971 Hearings Broach Transgender Concerns Appendix F: 1973 Christopher Street Liberation DayAppendix G: Chronology of George Washington High School News Coverage
Archives
Bibliography
Biography
Stephan Cohen received his PhD from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is an Assistant Professor at Lesley College.
