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John D'Emilio - Professor emeritus of history and of women's and gender studies at the University of Illinois ChicagoAbout this Event
A pioneer in the field of gay and lesbian studies, D'Emilio will discuss the history of LGBTQ+ activism and growing concerns about political challenges to the progress that has been made. He will begin in the 1950s, when LGBTQ people were targets of severe attacks; move through the Stonewall Uprising and the rise of militant activism in the 1970s; and describe the transformative impact of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.
John D’Emilio is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: the Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States and Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America.
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Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, United States
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