Queer Legacies: Stories from Chicagos LGBTQ Archives

ISBN: 022666497X

Author: D'Emilio, John

Condition: New

The variety of LGBTQ life in Chicago is too abundant and too diverse to be contained in a single place. But since 1981, the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives has striven to do just that, amassing a wealth of records related to the citys gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified people and organizations. In Queer Legacies, John DEmilio-a pioneering scholar in the field-digs deep into Gerber/Harts collection to unearth a kaleidoscopic look at the communities built by generations of LGBTQ people. Excavated from one of the countrys most important, yet overlooked, LGBTQ archives, DEmilios entertaining and enthusiastic essays range in focus from politics and culture to social life, academia, and religion. He gives readers an inclusive and personal look at fifty years of a national fight for visibility, recognition, and equality led by LGBTQ Americans who, quite literally, made history. In these troubled times, it will surely inspire a new generation of scholars and activists.