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Barry D Adam, Professor of¿ Sociology, University of Windsor, is the author of The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement and Experiencing HIV (with Alan Sears).
Jan Willem Duyvendak, Professor of Community Development, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, has¿ published two books on the new social movements and one on the gay movement.
Andre Krouwel is Assistant Professor of Comparative Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam.
List of contents
1. Introduction - the Editors 2. Moral Regulation and the Disintegrating Canadian State - Barry D Adam 3. Gay and Lesbian Movements in the United States: Dilemmas of Identity, Diversity, and Political Strategy - Steven Epstein 4. "More Love and More Desire": The Building of a Brazilian Movement - James N. Green 5. Democracy and Sexual Difference: The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Argentina - Stephen Brown 6. The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Britain: Schisms, Solidarities and Social Worlds - Ken Plummer 7. The Dutch Lesbian and Gay Movement: The Politics of Accommodation - Judith Schuyf and Andre Krouwell 8. Gay and Lesbian Activism in France: Between Integration and Community-Oriented Movements - Olivier Fillieule and Jan Willem Duyvendak 9. Passion for Life: A History of the Lesbian and Gay Movement in Spain - Ricardo Llamas and Fefa Vila, Translated from the Spanish by Stephen Brown 10. Gay and Lesbian Movements in Eastern Europe: Romania, Hungary, and the Czech Republic - Scott Long 11. Emerging Visibility of Gays and Lesbians in Southern Africa: Contrasting Contexts - Mai Palmberg 12. Japan: Finding Its Way - Wim Lunsing 13. The Largest Street Party in the World: The Gay and Lesbian Movement in Australia - Geoffrey Woolcock and Dennis Altman 14. Gay and Lesbian Movements Beyond Borders? National Imprints of a Worldwide Movement - the Editors About the Contributors Index
Summary
Since the Stonewall rebellion in 1969, gay and lesbian movements have grown from small outposts in a few major cities to a worldwide mobilization. This book brings together stories of the emergence and growth of movements in more than a dozen nations on five continents, with a comparative look that offers insights for both activists and those who study social movements. Lesbian and gay groups have existed for more than a century, often struggling against enormous odds. In the middle of the twentieth century, movement organizations were suppressed or swept away by fascism, Stalinism, and McCarthyism. Refounded by a few pioneers in the postwar period, movements have risen again as more and more people have stood up for their right to love and live with persons of their choice. This book addresses both the mature movements of the European Union, North America, and Australia and the newer movements emerging in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and parts of Asia and Africa, examining the social and political conditions that shape movement opportunities and trajectories. It is rich in the details of gay and lesbian cultural and political life in different countries.
