Hear Us Out!
Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress, and Hope, 1950 to the Present
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 230 pages ; 24 cm
What was it like being young and gay during the closeted 1950s, the exuberant beginnings of the modern gay What was it like being young and gay during the closeted 1950s, the exuberant beginnings of the modern gay rights movement in the 1970s, or the frightening outbreak of HIV and AIDS in the 1980s? In this unique history, Nancy Garden uses both fact and fiction to explore just what it has meant to be young and gay in America during the last fifty years. For each decade from the 1950s on, she discusses in an essay the social and political events that shaped the lives of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people during that era. Then, in two short stories, she explores the emotional experiences of young gay people coming of age during those times, giving vivid insight into what it really felt like. Hear Us Out! is a comprehensive and rich account of gay life, both public and private, from one of the pioneers of young adult lesbian and gay literature.
Subjects:
Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History.
Gay rights -- United States.
Homosexuality.
Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History.
Gay rights -- United States.
Homosexuality.
ISBN:
0374317593
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI LGBTQ+ Gar | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI LGBTQ+ Gar | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Going decade by decade, Nancy Garden discusses the social and political issues faced by GLBT youth from 1950 to the present, and adds two stories about gay young people from each decade.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-230).
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-230).