{"product_id":"great-speeches-on-gay-rights-paperback","title":"Great Speeches on Gay Rights - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Daley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even on the printed page these speeches retain their power.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian Review\u003c\/i\u003eThis comprehensive anthology traces the rhetoric of the gay rights movement from the late nineteenth century to the present. It chronicles the progression from its deeply clandestine beginnings to the battle for recognition, through political struggles and victories of the mid-twentieth century to its current position -- at the forefront of the mainstream political debate concerning the fight for marriage equality. \u003cbr\u003eThe speeches include Robert G. Ingersoll's \"Address at the Funeral of Walt Whitman\"; Harvey Milk's \"Hope Speech\"; \"Civil Liberties: A Progress Report\" by Franklin Kameny; Harry Hay's \"Unity and More in '84\"; and Urvashi Vaid's \"Speech at the March on Washington.\" Suitable for courses on contemporary politics and social issues, this edition is the only available compilation of speeches on gay rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Daley is the editor of several Dover Thrift editions, including \u003ci\u003eThe World's Greatest Short Stories, Classic Crime Stories, Favorite Christmas Poems, Great Speeches by African Americans, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGreat Writers on the Art of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.34 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033391657261,"sku":"9780486475127","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aWs4V1lwbi81S3VmWlFBTGN6MEptZz09.webp?v=1777593038","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/great-speeches-on-gay-rights-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}