The deviant's war : the homosexual vs. the United States of America / Eric Cervini.
"In 1957, Frank Kameny, a rising astronomer working for the U.S. Defense Department in Hawaii, received a summons to report immediately to Washington, D.C. The Pentagon had reason to believe he was a homosexual, and after a series of humiliating interviews, Kameny, like countless gay men and women before him, was promptly dismissed from his government job. Unlike many others, though, Kameny fought back. Based on firsthand accounts, recently declassified FBI records, and forty thousand personal documents, Eric Cervini's The Deviant's War unfolds over the course of the 1960s, as the Mattachine Society of Washington, the group Kameny founded, became the first organization to protest the systematic persecution of gay federal employees. It traces the forgotten ties that bound gay rights to the Black Freedom Movement, the New Left, lesbian activism, and trans resistance. Above all, it is a story of America (and Washington) at a cultural and sexual crossroads; of shocking, byzantine public battles with Congress; of FBI informants; murder; betrayal; sex; love; and ultimately victory."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374139797
- ISBN: 0374139792
- Physical Description: 494 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Kameny, Frank, 1925-2011. Gay people > United States > Biography. Gay rights > United States > History. Gay people > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Homosexuals. Gay rights. |
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 15 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO KAM (Text) | 37810435790091 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 306.76 C (Text) | 39493108578701 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | B KAMENY (Text) | 50503011164029 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 306.766 C (Text) | 0112522922539 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 306.766 CER (Text) | 22281500150823 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | B KAMENY (Text) | 31781066520105 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | 306.766 C (Text) | 31554010593563 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 306.766 C (Text) | 0112522956592 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 306.766 C (Text) | 33258009824900 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | 306.766092 CER (Text) | 0020512609957 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
