From Identity to Politics: The Lesbian and Gay Movements in the United States

Craig A. Rimmerman (The New Citizenship: Unconventional Politics, Activism, and Service) looks at sociopolitical triumphs, setbacks and future plans in From Identity to Politics: The Lesbian and Gay Movements in the United States. Rimmerman, a professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and a former Capitol Hill staffer, draws on eight years worth of interviews with activists, scholars, journalists and politicos to investigate the historical divide between scholarship, activism and mainstream political processes. Rigorous but accessible, this poli-sci take on the struggle for gay and lesbian rights offers a blueprint for those readers interested in actively linking identity-driven movements with broader progressive agendas concerning class, race and gender issues to forge a coalition for social and political change. Illus. (Jan.)