Gay Rights and Moral Panic: The Origins of America's Debate on Homosexuality

Fejes, F.

Using the 1977 campaign against the Dade County Florida gay rights ordinance as a focal point, this book provides an examination of the emergence of the modern lesbian and gay American movement, the challenges it posed to the accepted American notions of sexuality, and how American society reacted in turn.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-10-14

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403980694

DOI: 10.1057/9780230614680

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 280