Respectably Queer: Diversity Culture in LGBT Activist Organizations

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Respectably QUEER Diversity Culture in LGBT Activist Organizations Jane Ward Vanderbilt University Press nashville © 2008 by Vanderbilt University Press Nashville, Tennessee 37235 All rights reserved 12 11 10 09 08 1 2 3 4 5 This book is printed on acid-free paper made from 30% post-consumer recycled content. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ward, Jane. Respectably queer : diversity culture in LGBT activist organizations / Jane Ward. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8265-1606-0 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8265-1607-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Gay liberation movement—United States. 2. Sexual minorities—United States—Political activity. I. Title. HQ76.8.U5W37 2008 306.76'6080973—dc22 2008017951 For Melissa, the most defiant queer I know ...