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The Gay Liberation Youth Movement in New York: 'An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail' - Studies in American Popular History and Culture Cohen, Stephan (Lesley University) 1st edition
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The Gay Liberation Youth Movement in New York: 'An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail' - Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Cohen, Stephan (Lesley University)
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 Society of George Washington High School (GWHS) -- from the advent of gay liberation in NYC in 1969 to just after its dissolution and the rise of identity politics by 1975. Cohen examines how gay liberation -- with its rejection of stultifying sex roles, attack on institutional oppression, connection between personal and political liberation, celebration of innate androgyny, and resolute anti-war and anti-capitalist stance -- shaped understandings of sexual identity, membership criteria, organization, decision-making, the roles of youth and adults, and efforts to effect social change.
316 pages, 57 Halftones, black and white; 57 Illustrations, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 9, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415802451 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 332 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 150 × 21 mm · 484 g |
| Language | English |
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