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America’s Dairyland: A Brie Bit Gay

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dc.contributor.authorMatlock, Camille
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-10T13:50:26Z
dc.date.available2021-05-10T13:50:26Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe dogmatic, authoritarian 1950’s triggered a massive emergence of movements and sub-cultures that sought to counter repressive McCarthy-era persecutions and reject mainstream American society. Openly gay and lesbian communities felt empowered by these movements and began advocating for their own equal rights, consolidated self-esteem, and group consciousness. Out of these existing queer communities, the Gay Peoples Union, a student-led organization at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, emerged and championed gay activism. This paper argues that while many queer organizations claimed the mantle of revolutionary sexual struggle, none embodied the gay liberation movement like the Gay Peoples Union as they utilized both mainstream and alternative media outlets to combat systemic oppression, promote political engagement, and destigmatize homosexuality. This paper uses primary sources from the Gay Peoples Union’s newspaper publications and radio program as well as secondary sources examining the gay liberation movement as a whole from different historians to serve as historical evidence.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipProfessor: Dr. Kathryn Schumaker. Graduate Teaching Assistant: Derek Donwerthen_US
dc.description.undergraduateundergraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/329509
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectgay liberationen_US
dc.subjectWisconsinen_US
dc.subjectsexual revolutionen_US
dc.subjectgay activismen_US
dc.subjectstudent movementsen_US
dc.subjectLGBTQ historyen_US
dc.titleAmerica’s Dairyland: A Brie Bit Gayen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
dspace.entity.typeUndPublication
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciencesen_US

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