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Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation (Stonewall Book Award Winner)

Urvashi Vaid

Winner:Stonewall Book Award -Nonfiction (1996)
Since the decade to lift the ban on gays in the military, the emergence of gay conservatives, and the onslaught of antigay initiatives across America, the gay and lesbian community has been asking itself tough questions: Where should the movement go? What do we want? In "Virtual Equality," veteran activist Urvashi Vaid tackles these questions with a unique combination of visionary politics and hard-earned pragmatism.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Anchor Books
  • Publish Date: May 1st, 1996
  • Pages: 464
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.00in - 1.10in - 1.15lb
  • EAN: 9780385472999
  • Categories: LGBTQ+ Studies - Gay StudiesSociology - General

About the Author

UVRVASHI VAID (1958 - 2022) was an Indian-born American LGBT rights activist, lawyer, and writer. An expert in gender and sexuality law, she held a series of roles at the National LGBTQ Task Force. She is the author of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation and Irresistible Revolution: Confronting Race, Class and the Assumptions of LGBT Politics.

Praise for this book

"Virtual Equality is a valuable, encyclopedic compendium of the gay movements modern history and challenges." --San Francisco Chronicle