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Publisher
Syracuse University Press
ISBN-10
0815611137
ISBN-13
9780815611134
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038426822
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Gay Is Good : the Life and Letters of Gay Rights Pioneer Franklin Kameny
Subject
Lgbt Studies / General, General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
19.8 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Through these letters, editor Michael G. Long presents a coherent narrative of Kameny's battles for gay and lesbian equality., Kameny was a force to be reckoned with. That forcefulness dominates Gay is Good, a new selection of Kameny's letters culled from well over 100 boxes of his archives, now open to the public at the Library of Congress. Through these letters, editor Michael G. Long presents a coherent narrative of Kameny's battles for gay and lesbian equality., The nation's interpreters of our collective and diverse histories would do well to give Michael G. Long's Gay is Good: The Life and Letters of Gay Rights Pioneer Franklin Kameny a thorough reading. L, The LGBT movement has been blessed with an amazing array of passionate, provocative, colorful, dedicated, and sometimes infuriating women and men. Frank Kameny is certainly one of the most important. Michael Long's magnificent book captures the breadth of the movement and the specificity of Kameny's life and importance., Based on the compelling testimony Long uncovers, a convincing case could be made that Kameny's name should be uttered in the same breath as Harvey Milk's., Michael Long has edited a compelling, important, and fascinating collection of letters from one of the American gay movement's most influential and stubborn activists. . . . The letters are a joy to read., Working full-time to advance gay rights, Kameny accepted a lifetime of penury. In middle age, with long locks cascading from a balding dome, he resembled a 19th century scrivener, a professional writer which indeed he was, as Gay is Good: The Life and Letters of Gay Rights Pioneer Franklin Kameny, published last fall, proves., The nation's interpreters of our collective and diverse histories would do well to give Michael G. Long's Gay is Good a thorough reading., Thanks to Long's fine exposition in the introduction to Gay is Good and his subtly crafted assemblage of Kameny's letters, more individuals, both young and old, can dive in and see not only a brother in arms but also the very definition of an individual who came from humble beginnings to rise up, experience injustice in the world, and fight his entire life to change it., A lively look at the life of a civil rights hero, as revealed by his letters. By the late 1950s, Frank Kameny (b. 1925) had a promising career as an astronomer with the Army Map Service, and dreams of becoming an astronaut. When word of an earlier incident resulting in his arrest for "lewd and indecent acts" at a gay cruising spot reached his employer, Kameny was fired and barred from working for the federal government, his career aspirations quickly put to rest. This humiliating incident helped him to find his life's work: fighting discrimination against homosexuals in the federal government. He started an intense letter-writing campaign targeting various government officials, including J.F.K. He was also the founding member of the Mattachine Society of Washington, which organized marches and raised public awareness for the cause. His letters, both personal and public, provide insights into various aspects of Kameny's life: he was a careful activist who insisted that all participants in marches dress conservatively, but also a son who was upset that his mother did not understand or support his work. Kameny was often demanding to work with, but he achieved remarkable progress. This collection is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the gay rights movement. (Dec.), Working full-time to advance gay rights, Kameny accepted a lifetime of penury. In middle age, with long locks cascading from a balding dome, he resembled a 19th century scrivener, a professional writer which indeed he was, as "Gay is Good: The Life and Letters of Gay Rights Pioneer Franklin Kameny," published last fall, proves....Today Kameny's papers and memorabilia are in the Smithsonian Institution, his Washington, D.C. home has acquired landmark status, and a street has been named after him in our nation's capital., Gay is Good is not a full-length, in-depth biography of Kameny; rather, it allows Franklin to tell his story in his own voice, one that Long describes as loud, sometimes shrill, infuriating, inimitable, but always persistent....Based on the compelling testimony Long uncovers, a convincing case could be made that Kameny's name should be uttered in the same breath as Harvey Milk's., The nation's interpreters of our collective and diverse histories would do well to give Michael G. Long's Gay is Good: The Life and Letters of Gay Rights Pioneer Franklin Kameny a thorough reading. Long beautifully demonstrates that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender rights movement did not spring fully formed from the demonstrations on Christopher Street like Athena from Zeus' head. That bit of gay mythology obscures the contributions of men and women such as D.C. activist Frank Kameny, whose often acid-tipped words Long has gathered in this remarkable resource., Michael Long has edited a compelling, important, and fascinating collection of letters from one of the American gay movement's most influential and stubborn activists. Frank Kameny is an ideal subject for a published letters volume not just because of his important achievements as a Washington D.C. gay activist, but also because of his skill as a writer, in particular his ability to use language that conveyed rational analysis, rhetorical hyperbole, urgency, sarcasm, wit, and prescience all at the same time. The letters are a joy to read., Michael Long has provided a window into a time that's already largely forgotten as seen through the eyes of perhaps the most transformative, persistent, and original thinker, mover, and finger-shaker in the history of the gay civil rights movement., What a joy to read--and in some cases reread--the letters of pioneer gay rights activist Frank Kameny. Thanks to Michael G. Long's terrific new edited collection, Gay Is Good , one can again hear the bombastic voice of this prolific letter writer speaking truth to power., A lively look at the life of a civil rights hero, as revealed by his letters. . . . This collection is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the gay rights movement.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
323.3/264
Synopsis
Contrary to popular notions, today's LGBT movement did not begin with the Stonewall riots in 1969. Before Stonewall, there was Franklin Kameny, one of the most significant figures in the gay rights movement. In Gay Is Good, Long collects Kameny's letters, revealing some of the early stirrings of today's politically powerful LGBT movement., Contrary to popular notions, today's LGBT movement did not begin with the Stonewall riots in 1969. Long before Stonewall, there was Franklin Kameny (1925-2011), one of the most significant figures in the gay rights movement. Beginning in 1958, he encouraged gay people to embrace homosexuality as moral and healthy, publicly denounced the federal government for excluding homosexuals from federal employment, openly fought the military's ban against gay men and women, debated psychiatrists who depicted homosexuality as a mental disorder, identified test cases to advance civil liberties through the federal courts, acted as counsel to countless homosexuals suffering state-sanctioned discrimination, and organized marches for gay rights at the White House and other public institutions. In Gay Is Good, Long collects Kameny's historically rich letters, revealing some of the early stirrings of today's politically powerful LGBT movement. These letters are lively and colorful because they are in Kameny's inimitable voice--a voice that was consistently loud, echoing through such places as the Oval Office, the Pentagon, and the British Parliament, and often shrill, piercing to the federal agency heads, military generals, and media personalities who received his countless letters. This volume collects approximately 150 letters from 1958 to 1975, a critical period in Kameny's life during which he evolved from a victim of the law to a vocal opponent of the law, to the voice of the law itself. Long situates these letters in context, giving historical and biographical data about the subjects and events involved. Gay Is Good pays tribute to an advocate whose tireless efforts created a massive shift in social attitudes and practices, leading the way toward equality for the LGBT community.
LC Classification Number
HQ75.8.K35A4 2019
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