Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the PresentA unique and hugely absorbing narrative history of gay life--from Oscar Wilde to the 25th anniversary of Stonewall--by the award-winning journalist and distinguished author of Out in the World. Miller accompanies his narrative with essays and excerpts from contemporary and historical writings. Photos and line drawings. |
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... Court of Human Rights . Submissions to the European Court had to be made on an individual , not a group , basis . As a result , one activist , Jeff Dudgeon , came forth and contended that by refusing to legalize consenting homosexual ...
... Court of Human Rights . Submissions to the European Court had to be made on an individual , not a group , basis . As a result , one activist , Jeff Dudgeon , came forth and contended that by refusing to legalize consenting homosexual ...
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... Court of Canada in 1967 , the majority of justices affirmed a decision in which they labeled virtually every ... Court wouldn't do . " Whether the criminal law ... should be changed to the extent to which it had been recently in England ...
... Court of Canada in 1967 , the majority of justices affirmed a decision in which they labeled virtually every ... Court wouldn't do . " Whether the criminal law ... should be changed to the extent to which it had been recently in England ...
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... court battles challenging the ban on gays in the U.S. military . Although at his draft physical Watkins had checked " yes " to a question about " homosexual tendencies , " he successfully remained in the U.S. Army for sixteen years ...
... court battles challenging the ban on gays in the U.S. military . Although at his draft physical Watkins had checked " yes " to a question about " homosexual tendencies , " he successfully remained in the U.S. Army for sixteen years ...
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