Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming Of Gay And Lesbian Liberation by Urvashi Vaid

Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming Of Gay And Lesbian Liberation

Urvashi Vaid

Since the debacle to lift the ban on gays in the military, the emergence of gay conservatives, and the onslaught of antigay initiatives across America, the gay and lesbian community has been asking itself tough questions: Where should the movement go? What do we want? How should we accomplish our goals? In Virtual Equality, veteran activist Urvashi Vaid answers these questions with a unique combination of visionary politics and hard-earned pragmatism. Tracing the political and cultural developments since Stonewall, Vaid shows that despite significant gains in visibility, most gays and lesbians remain demoralized and persecuted, second-class citizens in their own country. Vaid defines the status of gay America as one of ‘virtual equality,’ a state of conditional equality based more on the appearance of acceptance by straight America, rather than on actual civil equality.

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ISBN 9780385472999
Genre LGBT Studies/Social Sciences
Publication Date 01-May-96
Publisher Anchor
Format Trade Paperback
No. of Pages 464
Language English
Rating NotRated
Subject Gay liberation movement; Gay rights; Homosexuality; Lesbians; Social Science / Gay Studies
BookID 14103

Author: LFWBooks