04056nam 22008055 450 99658806780331620230207214440.00-8147-5971-810.18574/9780814759714(CKB)2670000000167799(EBL)865709(OCoLC)782878005(SSID)ssj0000158226(PQKBManifestationID)11946906(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158226(PQKBWorkID)10146206(PQKB)11088612(DE-B1597)548217(DE-B1597)9780814759714(MiAaPQ)EBC865709(OCoLC)45843972(EXLCZ)99267000000016779920200623h19981998 fg engur|n|---|||||txtccrFreedom to Differ The Shaping of the Gay and Lesbian Struggle for Civil Rights /Diane Helene MillerNew York, NY : New York University Press, [1998]©19981 online resource (212 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-5595-X Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 . Constructions and Deconstructions -- 2. Clinton's "Damn Lesbian" -- 3. And the Ban Played On -- 4. Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Many of us have grown up with the language of civil rights, yet rarely consider how the construction of civil rights claims affects those who are trying to attain them. Diane Miller examines arguments lesbians and gay men make for civil rights, revealing the ways these arguments are both progressive--in terms of helping to win court cases seeking basic human rights--and limiting--in terms of framing representations of gay men and lesbians. Miller incorporates case studies of lesbians in the military and in politics into her argument. She discusses in detail the experiences of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was dishonorably discharged from the National Guard after 27 years of service when she revealed that she was a lesbian, and Roberta Achtenberg, who was nominated by Clinton for the job of Assistant Director of Housing and Urban Development and became the first gay or lesbian to face the confirmation process. Drawing on these cases and their outcomes, Miller evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of privileging civil rights strategies in the struggle for gay and lesbian rights.Achtenberg, RobertaCammermeyer, Margarethe, 1942-Gay rights -- United States -- HistoryLesbian feminism -- United StatesLesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United StatesWomen's rights -- United States -- HistoryGay rightsHistoryUnited StatesLesbiansLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesWomen's rightsHistoryUnited StatesLesbian feminismUnited StatesGender & Ethnic StudiesHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCGay & Lesbian StudiesHILCCAchtenberg, Roberta.Cammermeyer, Margarethe, 1942-.Gay rights -- United States -- History.Lesbian feminism -- United States.Lesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.Women's rights -- United States -- History.Gay rightsHistoryLesbiansLegal status, laws, etcWomen's rightsHistoryLesbian feminismGender & Ethnic StudiesSocial SciencesGay & Lesbian Studies323.3264Miller Diane Helene, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1214289DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996588067803316Freedom to Differ2804039UNISA