Author

Publication

2007 - Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

57,500 words, Guess

Page Count

230 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780374317591
  • Open LibraryOL24891166M

Classifications

  • DDC306.76/6
  • LCCHQ76.8.U5 G357 2007
  • LCCHQ76.8.U5G357 2007

Description

What was it like being young and gay during the closeted 1950s, the exuberant beginnings of the modern gay rights movement in the 1970s, or the frightening outbreak of HIV and AIDS in the 1980s? In this unique history, Nancy Garden uses both fact and fiction to explore just what it has meant to be young and gay in America during the last fifty years. For each decade from the 1950s on, she discusses in an essay the social and political events that shaped the lives of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people during that era. Then, in two short stories, she explores the emotional experiences of young gay people coming of age during those times, giving vivid insight into what it really felt like. Hear Us Out! is a comprehensive and rich account of gay life, both public and private, from one of the pioneers of young adult lesbian and gay literature.

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  • Hear us out!: lesbian and gay stories of struggle, progress and hope, 1950 to the presentFarrar Straus Giroux2007-01-01

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