Pt. 1. Homosexuals before "homosexuality" : looking at "gay" people in pre-modern societies. Understanding heterosexism and homophobia
The Greco-Roman world : acceptance and assimilation
Love of the "cut sleeve" in ancient China
The celebration of difference : the institution of the Berdache among Native Americans
"Passing women" in early modern America
"Hidden from history" : understanding the lives of gay and lesbian individuals from the past
Pt. 2. The emergence of the modern gay movement. Karl Heinrich Ulrichs and the beginnings of gay consciousness
World War II and a "new minority" in the United States
McCarthyism and the witch-hunt mentality
Harry Hay and the beginnings of the homophile movement
Before Stonewall : portraits of lesbian and gay lives before gay liberation
Stonewall and the dawning of a new day
Pt. 3. The ongoing struggle : gays and lesbians in the eighties and nineties. Changing times, changing demands : a collection of manifestoes and platforms, 1865-1993
Bowers v. Hardwick and the "right to be let alone"
"Gays around the globe : portraits of lesbian and gay life in other nations
Gay and lesbian youth : voices from the next generation
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