Queer Clout: Chicago And The Rise Of Gay Politics (Politics And Culture In Modern America) - 9780812247916

Queer Clout weaves together activism and electoral politics to trace the gay movement's path since the 1950s in Chicago. Stewart-Winter stresses gay people's and African Americans' shared focus on police harassment, highlighting how black political leaders enabled white gays and lesbians to join an emerging liberal coalition in city hall.

• | Author: Timothy Stewart-Winter
• | Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 16, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 0812247914
• | ISBN-13: 9780812247916