ABSTRACT

Combining historical and political analysis with autobiography and memoir, Making Trouble brings together the essays of John D`Emilio, a pioneering gay historian and long-time movement activist.

part One|114 pages

Rewriting History

chapter 1|14 pages

Capitalism And Gay Identity

chapter 2|40 pages

Dreams Deferred

The Birth and Betrayal of America's First Gay Liberation Movement

chapter 3|17 pages

The Homosexual Menace

The Politics of Sexuality in Cold War America

chapter 4|22 pages

Gay Politics, Gay Community

San Francisco's Experience

chapter 5|19 pages

Gay History

A New Field of Study

part Two|64 pages

Remaking the University

chapter 7|10 pages

The Issue of Sexual Preference on College Campuses

Retrospect and Prospect

chapter 8|10 pages

Not a Simple Matter

Gay History and Gay Historians

chapter 10|5 pages

Inaugurating the First Lesbian and Gay Studies Department

San Francisco City College

chapter 11|16 pages

Gay and Lesbian Studies

New kid on the Block?

chapter 12|3 pages

Graduation Day

part Three|96 pages

Living Politics

chapter 13|10 pages

Making and Unmaking Minorities

The Tensions Between Gay History and Politics

chapter 14|5 pages

The Supreme Court and the Sodomy Statutes

Where do we go from Here?

chapter 15|6 pages

Saturday Night

chapter 16|14 pages

Women Against Pornography

Feminist Frontier or Social Purity Crusade?

chapter 17|4 pages

The Names Project Quilt

A People's Memorial

chapter 19|10 pages

A Generation of Progress

chapter 20|41 pages

After Stonewall