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... Urvashi Vaid social movements gay liberation LGBTQ rights activism ...

... chronologically. The concluding section of the chapter describes the personal genesis of this book. Urvashi Vaid social movements gay liberation LGBTQ rights activism ...

... it means to be a lesbian in a society in which there are few, if any, positive images of lesbians; where lesbians are seen only in relation to men; and where lesbians’ very existence is under threat. It argues that, despite their marginalization in mainstream society and in the LGBTQ rights movement...

... is under threat. It argues that, despite their marginalization in mainstream society and in the LGBTQ rights movement, lesbian feminist analysis and organizing has changed the face, the politics, and the content of gay and lesbian organizations, and that a national lesbian agenda is needed that is centered...

... dignity LGBTQ movement precarity of justice ...

... This speech, delivered in 1993 at the third national LGBTQ March on Washington, outlines the danger posed by the right-wing movement to gay and lesbian individuals, to civil society, and to democracy. It argues that the "Right" is wrong morally, spiritually, and politically, but is right about...

... Recognizing that institutionalization of the LGBTQ movement takes money, this chapter details how large-scale funding has affected the shape of the movement. The chapter argues that funding considerations have changed the priorities of organizations. Rather than pursuing a bold and inclusive...

... is possible. Ten lessons learned from a life of organizing and activism are shared. With the overturning, in 2018, of a centuries-old colonial-era anti-sodomy law, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the Constitution protects the sexual experiences of LGBTQ people. This opinion piece considers...

... that money and political access have replaced grassroots activists as the arbiters of what issues are foregrounded, what compromises are made, and how the goal of the movement is defined. Gaining the right to marry has been an important achievement that has enabled a subset of LGBTQ people (those who...

... Gaining the right to marry has been an important achievement that has enabled a subset of LGBTQ people (those who belong to the middle class) to become integrated into the mainstream. This chapter argues that marriage equality is not sufficient, as it leaves existing oppressive structures intact...

... The popularization of feminist and LGBTQ+ struggles have been accompanied by a growing resistance to the incorporation of the concept of gender. In conservative settings, gender ideology refers to the idea that gender is an ideological farce that denies natural or divine divisions between...

... Gay bars have served as gay neighborhood's anchors and beacons as they emerged in the 1970s and after. In the contexts of urban renewal and gay gentrification, conflicts between bars and neighborhood residents revealed classed divisions within the LGBTQ community over the right to assemble...

... Gay bars have served as gay neighborhood's anchors and beacons as they emerged in the 1970s and after. In the contexts of urban renewal and gay gentrification, conflicts between bars and neighborhood residents revealed classed divisions within the LGBTQ community over the right to assemble...

..., and legacy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It explores Franco’s social and spatial significance, intersectionality, and positionality as an activist, Black woman, favelada , LGBTQ person, and single mother elected to city council and then assassinated. The chapter employs Black Geographies to examine Franco’s...

... of subjectivity that regulates the boundaries between the legitimacy of life and death in urban conflicts. ex-bandit criminal subjection urban violence subjectivity conversion The popularization of feminist and LGBTQ+ struggles have been accompanied by a growing resistance to the incorporation...