{"product_id":"speaking-for-our-lives","title":"Speaking for Our Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead the words they risked everything for!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This landmark volume collects more than a hundred years of the most important public rhetoric on gay and lesbian subjects. In the days when homosexuality was mentioned only in whispers, a few brave souls stood up to speak for the rights of sexual minorities. In Speaking for Our Lives: Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights (1892-2000), their stirring words have finally been gathered together, along with the political manifestoes, broadsheets, and performance pieces of the gay and lesbian liberation movement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Speaking for Our Lives comprises speeches and manifestoes prompted by events ranging from demonstrations to funerals. Scholars and researchers will appreciate the brief commentary introducing each piece, which discusses the author, the occasion, and the political and social contexts in which it first appeared. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You’ll find the words of a broad variety of individuals and groups, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the Victorian humanist and crusader Robert Ingersoll \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e key groups such as the Mattachine Society, Homosexual Law Reform Society, Gay Activists Alliance, and International Gay Association \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e activists and educators Robin Morgan, Joseph Bean, and Dr. Franklin Kameny, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e artists and journalists of the movement, such as John Eric Larsen, Joan Nestle, Barbara Grier, and Jim Kepner \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e elected officials, including Bella Abzug, Ed Koch, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Gerry Studds, Tammy Baldwin, and Bill Clinton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of these documents have long been out of print. Speaking for Our Lives makes these noteworthy texts readily available to the broader public they deserve. This book preserves an essential part of twentieth-century history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242509455704,"sku":"9781560231752","price":137.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781560231752_db74ae4e-7f85-488e-8111-7b910a903f6b.jpg?v=1769158818","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/speaking-for-our-lives","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}