The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
An elderly lady who agreed to hang a sign told him, “It’s about time those boys stood up for themselves.”
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
A thousand gays—many of them more willing to come out for a party than they’d been to come out for campaign work—dressed formally in suits and ties despite the South Florida weather, now stood stunned and tearful, looking up at the screens that told them that most of their neighbors loathed them.
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Captain Collins remained standing as he read it. Matlovich saw the captain’s eyes grow “big as baseballs.”18 Then the captain sat down. “What the hell does this mean?” he asked. “It means Brown v. Board of Education,” Matlovich answered, because Captain Collins, a black man, would immediately understand.
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
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Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
“New York Court Defines Family to Include Homosexual Couples,” the stunned editors of the New York Times announced when the case was settled in 1989.
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Barney Frank called it a “bittersweet day.” It was the first law in American history, he said, “that begins the job of protecting LGBT people against prejudice,” but, he added, it came “too late to save countless victims.”39
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Clinton called as soon as he received Mixner’s letter to assure him, “Hillary and I will always be your friends and you can count on us . . .You’re doing the right thing.”