Mary Ann Cherry

Morris Kight: Humanist, Liberationist, Fantabulist (eBook, ePUB)

A Story of Gay rights and Gay Wrongs

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Morris Kight, an exciting rebel among rebels, came to Los Angeles in the mid-1950s and immediately addressed the needs of a marginalized fraction of society: gay men. He wrote his phone number on walls in jails and bars to offer help with an underground bail fund, private counseling, and backroom treatment for STDs. This was the beginning of a community where there was none.

Influential in the anti-war movement in the 60s, Kight then parlayed his energies into the post-Stonewall bi-coastal gay revolution. Through coalition building, he created a seat at the table of social reform for homosexuals.

This biography tells Kight's personal tale entwined with a narrative of activism and the gay rights movement.

Though Kight is included in many anthologies, historical narratives, and feature-length documentaries, this book is the first in-depth analysis of the man, the activist.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Process
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781934170823
• Artikelnr.: 58989015

Autorenporträt

Mary Ann Cherry has a diverse background in network and syndicated television, writing for cable television, and has produced independent documentaries. She has also worked with non-profit organizations, including writing a resource guide for people living with AIDS/HIV which was later used as a prototype for a statewide proposal.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Foreword by Al Martinez (pending LA Times permission to reprint)
Foreword (TBD)
I. Before Gay Was Okay
1. The End
2. Proud Southerners
3. Bessie
4. The Best Thing to Ever Happen
II. Before Gay Rights There Were Gay Wrongs
5. Land of Enchantment
6. Kight Family Museum
III. Before Gay Rights
7. Angels of the City
8. Dow Shall Not Kill
9. Home to be Free
IV. Gay Pride
10. Gay Liberation Front
11. Gay Community Services Center
12. Gay-gencies
V. The Proud Generation
13. A Doddering Old Man
14. The Venerable
Chapter Resources
Index
Acknowledgments