From “gay is good” to the scourge of AIDS: The evolution of gay liberation rhetoric, 1977‐1990
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Studies
- Vol. 42 (1) , 43-66
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10510979109368320
Abstract
Between 1977 and 1990, the capacity to be free remained a central and continuing goal of the gay community. Filled with both sociopolitical and rhetorical situations that could not be ignored, those dates frame an important chapter in the evolution of the gay rights movement. This study of the rhetoric of the gay liberation during those years begins by examining, first, the conceptual framework for the case study and, second, the relationship between catalytic events and rhetorical movements. The focus of the study, however, is the movement's rhetoric itself, after which observations are made concerning that rhetoric, the efficacy of the catalytic model, and research on social movements in general.Keywords
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