Articles that didn't make it into The Gay Rights Movement
1. From Chapter 3: The Struggle for Survival --
2. From Chapter 4: The Gay Counterculture: Confronting Conservatism in the Movement --
Gallagher, John. “The Transgender Revolution.” The Advocate 722 (10 Dec. 1996): 49+.
3. From Chapter 4: The Gay Counterculture: Confronting Conservatism in the Movement --
1.
Tate, Richard. “The
Introduction:
Gaining recognition
for the rights of gay and lesbian parents is a current priority for the
mainstream gay rights movement. Richard
Tate examines both the financial and societal
obstacles to adoption as well as its risks and rewards. As Kate Kendell,
executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, concludes, “[I]n
the last 10 years there has been a significant decrease in these kinds of cases
[gays and lesbians denied custody rights of the children they helped
raise]. Not only have the parents who’ve
fought these custody battles helped effect change, but also the sheer number of
children affected and the growing level of public awareness
have all combined to assure that, in most cases, sexual orientation is
not an issue.” As Tate points out,
however, not all outcomes are positive, and Kendell
adds tha
Tate is a
freelance writer in
2. Gallagher, John. “The
Transgender Revolution.” The Advocate 722 (
Introduction:
According to Vanessa Edwards-Foster of the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, the term transgender includes people who identify themselves as Drag Queens, Drag Kings, Crossdressers, Butches, She-Males, and Transsexuals. In other words, they are labeled by the gender that they identify with not that they were born with.
The transgender community like the bisexual community has gained recognition at the national level, yet unlike bisexuals, transgenders have yet to secure equal protection under the law. Riki Wilchins, founder of Transexual Menace (a direct action group) and executive director of GenderPAC (public advocacy coalition), also laments the exclusion of gender identity from the political platforms of the mainstream gay rights movement and its Democratic allies.
John Gallagher is a writer and frequent contributor to The Advocate, a mainstream magazine for the gay and lesbian community.
3. Queer Nasty. “Cattle
Queers.” Queer Nasty 6 (1996?). Ed. Dan-E Boy (aka Dan-Patrick
Evarts).
Introduction:
Queer Nasty is an e-zine (electronic magazine) that provides a voice for those
in the gay community who identify themselves as “queer” and
are seen by conservative gays as too outlandish or evocative of gay
stereotypes: “We
are tired of being forced to conform to an image of how others think we should
be. This includes religious freaks and
breeders, as well as those in the ‘lesbigay’
community who think that we are ‘harming’ them by our actions.”
The following editorial laments this conservatism within the mainstream gay rights movement and calls for a resurgence of Queer activism.
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