Building lesbian and gay solidarity with nicaragua

Defining a Politics and Hitting the Streets 69 Chapter 4. A More Powerful Weapon. This has been one of the most striking aspects of the nascent movement the degree to which women have assumed prominent roles through participation in NGOs and social activism. Home History Chapter 4.

Lesbian Feminism and Collective Defense 42 Chapter 3. Why did U.S. lesbian and gay radicals find the Nicaraguan Revolution so attractive? Your purchase has been completed. This chapter is in the book Lavender and Red. Hobson, Emily K.. Building Lesbian and Gay Solidarity with Nicaragua".

Berkeley: University of California Press. What were the pitfalls as well as the potential of mobilizing solidarity through a homoerotic, specifically lesbian, desire? Unlicensed Requires Authentication. You are currently not able to access this content. Chapter Licensed. To Publisher Page.

Published by. Talk About Loving in the War Years. Search book Search the content of this book. This politics was born in the late s but survived well past Stonewall, propelling a gay and lesbian left that flourished through the end of the Cold War. Skip to main content.

In this article, I address these questions in three parts. Chapter PDF View. Have an idea on how to improve our website? Limp Wrists and Clenched Fists. Lesbian and gay solidarity was anti-imperialist, anti-militarist, and sought multiracial community in the San Francisco Mission District.

Chapters in this book Chapters in this book Frontmatter i Contents vii Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xvii Introduction 1 Chapter 1. Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. Hobson, E. Chapter 4. Beyond the Gay Ghetto. View more publications by University of California Press.

Berkeley: University of California Press, Hobson E. Berkeley: University of California Press; Copied to clipboard. In Nicaragua, the mass women s movement produced a feminist leadership that became instrumental in charting the direction of lesbian and gay culture and politics.

First, I situate the radical imagination of lesbian and gay solidarity through Herbert Marcuse and Michel Foucault, arguing that. Building Lesbian and Gay Solidarity with Nicaragua. Lavender and Red recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism.

Founding Debates in Gay Liberation 17 Chapter 2. Starting in , activists began to organize uniquely lesbian and gay solidarity with Nicaragua and to use these efforts to address tensions between sexuality, socialism, and racial and ethnic identities. Your documents are now available to view.