Smash the Church, Smash the State!: The Early Years of Gay Liberation by Avicolli Mecca, Tommi

Smash the Church, Smash the State!: The Early Years of Gay Liberation

This anthology by former members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) captures the history and spirit of...
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Author: Tommi Avicolli Mecca
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Smash the Church, Smash the State!: The Early Years of Gay Liberation by Avicolli Mecca, Tommi

Smash the Church, Smash the State!: The Early Years of Gay Liberation

¥4,457

Smash the Church, Smash the State!: The Early Years of Gay Liberation

¥4,457
Author: Tommi Avicolli Mecca
Format: Paperback
Language: English

This anthology by former members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) captures the history and spirit of the revolutionary time just after Stonewall, when thousands came out of the closet to claim their sexuality, and when queer resistance coalesced into a turbulent, joyous liberation movement--one whose lasting influence would ultimately inform and profoundly shape the LGBT community of today.

Personal essays explore the philosophy and culture of the stridently anti-assimilationist GLF: the actions, demonstrations and marches; views on marriage, religion and gender; the drugs, orgies and communes; and GLF's relationship to the hippies, the Black Panthers, the straight Left, the women's movement, civil rights and the antiwar struggle.

The collection includes contributions from Martha Shelley, Cei Bell, Paola Bacchetta, Susan Stryker, Tom Ammiano, Nikos Diaman, Mark Segal, Barbara Ruth and Perry Brass.



Author: Tommi Avicolli Mecca
Publisher: City Lights Books
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780872864979


Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 140

About the Author

Tommi Avicolli Mecca is a former member of Gay Liberation Front who has never stopped being an activist for queer and social justice causes. His writings have appeared in various anthologies over the years, and he is a contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, SF Examiner and SF Bay Guardian, among other newspapers.


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