An examination of gay and lesbian life in the United States since the colonial period that discusses the Kinsey study, the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950s, the Beat generation, gay marriage, and other related topics.
Romaine Patterson recounts her efforts to stop hatred and homophobia after the murder of her best friend, Matthew Shepard, explaining how she set out to stop Baptist minister Fred Phelps and his followers from picketing the trial of Shepard's killers and supporting the accussed in their actions.
Presents an overview of the history of the gay rights movement, and features twenty essays in which the authors discuss the various gay rights organizations, philosophies and criticisms, and landmark events.
