Description
Book SynopsisThis book examines the development of France's male and female homosexual communities and its gay liberation movements after 1968.
Trade Review"An exhaustive, thoroughly researched work with a surprising 'you-are-there' readability."—
Library Journal"English-speaking audiences have a number of reasons for reading
The Pink and the Black, not the least of which are its detailed chronology of events and its extensive bibliography. By remaining faithful to its original French edition, the English translation provides a fascinating, unabridged peek into the French debates over how to construct a new brand of homosexuality, an identity
Made in France.
The Pink and the Black is an important addition to cross-cultural studies of homosexuality."—
Journal of HomosexualityTable of ContentsAcronyms used in this book; Preface to the English-language edition; Prologue; Part I. The Revolution of Desire (1968-79): 1. 'My name is Guy Hocquenghem'; 2. Women's liberation: year zero; 3. 'Down with daddy's homosexuality!' (before 1970); 4. Drifting; 5. The militant explosion; Part II. The Era of Socialization (1979-84): 6. 'We must be relentlessly gay'; 7. 'Seven years of happiness'? (May 1981); 8. Swan song; 9. Happiness in the ghetto; Part III. The End of the Carefree Life (1981-89): 10. The conflagration; 11. Aides: the history of a social movement; 12. Backlash; 13. The hecatomb; Part IV. The Era of Contradictions (1989-96): 14. ACT UP: the history of a political movement; 15. The second homosexual revolution; 16. The identity movement; Epilogue; Chronology; Interview sources; Notes; Bibliography.
