Freedom to Differ : : The Shaping of the Gay and Lesbian Struggle for Civil Rights / / Diane Helene Miller.
Many of us have grown up with the language of civil rights, yet rarely consider how the construction of civil rights claims affects those who are trying to attain them. Diane Miller examines arguments lesbians and gay men make for civil rights, revealing the ways these arguments are both progressive...
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Miller, Diane Helene, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Freedom to Differ : The Shaping of the Gay and Lesbian Struggle for Civil Rights / Diane Helene Miller. New York, NY : New York University Press, [1998] ©1998 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 . Constructions and Deconstructions -- 2. Clinton's "Damn Lesbian" -- 3. And the Ban Played On -- 4. Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Many of us have grown up with the language of civil rights, yet rarely consider how the construction of civil rights claims affects those who are trying to attain them. Diane Miller examines arguments lesbians and gay men make for civil rights, revealing the ways these arguments are both progressive--in terms of helping to win court cases seeking basic human rights--and limiting--in terms of framing representations of gay men and lesbians. Miller incorporates case studies of lesbians in the military and in politics into her argument. She discusses in detail the experiences of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was dishonorably discharged from the National Guard after 27 years of service when she revealed that she was a lesbian, and Roberta Achtenberg, who was nominated by Clinton for the job of Assistant Director of Housing and Urban Development and became the first gay or lesbian to face the confirmation process. Drawing on these cases and their outcomes, Miller evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of privileging civil rights strategies in the struggle for gay and lesbian rights. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Gay rights United States History. Lesbian feminism United States. Lesbians Legal status, laws, etc. United States. Women's rights United States History. SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBT Studies / Gay Studies. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 9783110716924 print 9780814755952 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814759714.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814759714 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814759714/original |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 . Constructions and Deconstructions -- 2. Clinton's "Damn Lesbian" -- 3. And the Ban Played On -- 4. Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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