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''A Queer History of the United States'' is a concise history of
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people in US society. It describes ways in which queer people have influenced the evolution of the United States, and how the culture of the United States has affected them. ''A Queer History of the United States'' was published by Beacon Press in 2011. It was recognized with a
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in 2012. The author,
Michael Bronski Michael Bronski (born May 12, 1949) is an American academic and writer, best known for his 2011 book ''A Queer History of the United States''. He has been involved with LGBT politics since 1969 as an activist and organizer. He has won numerous a ...
, is a professor of Women's & Gender Studies at
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, and professor of Practice in Media and Activism in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at
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.


Chapters

# The Persecuting Society # Sexually Ambiguous Revolutions # Imagining a Queer America # A Democracy of Death and Art # A Dangerous Purity # Life on the Stage, Life in the City # Production and Marketing of Gender # Sex in the Trenches # Visible Communities, Invisible Lives # Revolt, Backlash, Resistance


See also

* '' Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A.'' (1976) * ''
Transgender History Transgender people (including non-binary and third gender individuals) have existed in cultures worldwide since ancient times. The modern terms and meanings of "transgender", "gender", "gender identity", and "gender role" only emerged in the 195 ...
'' (2008) * '' Real Queer America'' (2019) *
LGBT history in the United States LGBT history in the United States spans the contributions and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, as well as the LGBT social movements they have built. 17th–18th century Colonial life Colonies in the e ...
* History of the United States *
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