LEADER 04056nam 22008055 450 001 996588067803316 005 20230207214440.0 010 $a0-8147-5971-8 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814759714 035 $a(CKB)2670000000167799 035 $a(EBL)865709 035 $a(OCoLC)782878005 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000158226 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11946906 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158226 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10146206 035 $a(PQKB)11088612 035 $a(DE-B1597)548217 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814759714 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865709 035 $a(OCoLC)45843972 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000167799 100 $a20200623h19981998 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFreedom to Differ $eThe Shaping of the Gay and Lesbian Struggle for Civil Rights /$fDiane Helene Miller 210 1$aNew York, NY : $cNew York University Press, $d[1998] 210 4$dİ1998 215 $a1 online resource (212 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-5595-X 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $t1 . Constructions and Deconstructions -- $t2. Clinton's "Damn Lesbian" -- $t3. And the Ban Played On -- $t4. Conclusion -- $tNOTES -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHY -- $tINDEX -- $tABOUT THE AUTHOR 330 $aMany 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. 606 $aAchtenberg, Roberta 606 $aCammermeyer, Margarethe, 1942- 606 $aGay rights -- United States -- History 606 $aLesbian feminism -- United States 606 $aLesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States 606 $aWomen's rights -- United States -- History 606 $aGay rights$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aLesbians$xLegal status, laws, etc$zUnited States 606 $aWomen's rights$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aLesbian feminism$zUnited States 606 $aGender & Ethnic Studies$2HILCC 606 $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aGay & Lesbian Studies$2HILCC 615 4$aAchtenberg, Roberta. 615 4$aCammermeyer, Margarethe, 1942-. 615 4$aGay rights -- United States -- History. 615 4$aLesbian feminism -- United States. 615 4$aLesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. 615 4$aWomen's rights -- United States -- History. 615 0$aGay rights$xHistory 615 0$aLesbians$xLegal status, laws, etc 615 0$aWomen's rights$xHistory 615 0$aLesbian feminism 615 7$aGender & Ethnic Studies 615 7$aSocial Sciences 615 7$aGay & Lesbian Studies 676 $a323.3264 700 $aMiller$b Diane Helene, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01214289 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996588067803316 996 $aFreedom to Differ$92804039 997 $aUNISA