{"product_id":"queer-brown-voices-personal-narratives-of-latina-o-lgbt-activism-paperback-softback-9781477307304","title":"Queer Brown Voices; Personal Narratives of Latina\/o LGBT Activism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477307304","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQueer Brown Voices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePersonal Narratives of Latina\/o LGBT Activism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eUriel Quesada (Edited by), Letitia Gomez (Edited by), Salvador Vidal-Ortiz (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477307304, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"While \u003ci\u003eQueer Brown Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is likely to become a seminal text in college and university queer studies programs, its conversational tone makes it compelling for a general reader as well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (The Guardian) \u003cdiv\u003e\"The creation of \u003ci\u003eQueer Brown Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is itself a kind of activism; it renders visible the challenges faced by Latina\/o queer communities in decades past as well as their robust efforts to pave the way for a more just future.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Texas Observer) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Filled with insights.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Bitch Media) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eQueer Brown Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique book that does a good job in documenting Latina\/o LGBT experiences with grassroots organizations, local, state, and federally funded programs. This book is recommended if you are interested in learning about the 1980s, and 1990s organizing and issues faced by LGBT Latina\/o activists.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (QED Journal)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last three decades of the twentieth century, LGBT Latinas\/os faced several forms of discrimination. The greater Latino community did not often accept sexual minorities, and the mainstream LGBT movement expected everyone, regardless of their ethnic and racial background, to adhere to a specific set of priorities so as to accommodate a “unified” agenda. To disrupt the cycle of sexism, racism, and homophobia that they experienced, LGBT Latinas\/os organized themselves on local, state, and national levels, forming communities in which they could fight for equal rights while simultaneously staying true to both their ethnic and sexual identities. Yet histories of LGBT activism in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s often reduce the role that Latinas\/os played, resulting in misinformation, or ignore their work entirely, erasing them from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueer Brown Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book published to counter this trend, documenting the efforts of some of these LGBT Latina\/o activists. Comprising essays and oral history interviews that present the experiences of fourteen activists across the United States and in Puerto Rico, the book offers a new perspective on the history of LGBT mobilization and activism. The activists discuss subjects that shed light not only on the organizations they helped to create and operate, but also on their broad-ranging experiences of being racialized and discriminated against, fighting for access to health care during the HIV\/AIDS epidemic, and struggling for awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface by Letitia Gomez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction. Brown Writing Queer: A Composite of Latina\/o LGBT Activism, by Salvador Vidal-Ortiz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuz Guerra. Dancing at the Crossroads: Mulata, Mestiza, Macha, Mujer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDennis Medina. We Are a Part of the History of Texas That You Must Not Exclude!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesÚ\u003cbr\u003es ChÁ\u003cbr\u003eirez. From the Closet to LGBT Radio Host in Dallas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaura M. Esquivel. An East L.A. Warrior Who Bridged the Latina\/o and the Gay Worlds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrad Veloz. A South Texas Activist in Washington, D.C., Houston, and San Antonio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Acosta. The Boy in Fear Who Became a Latino\/a LGBT Advocate in Philadelphia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetitia Gomez. No te rajes-Don’\u003cbr\u003et Back Down! Daring to Be Out and Visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMona Noriega. Creating Spaces to Break the Circle of Silence and Denial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGloria A. Ramirez. The Queer Roots of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoisÉ\u003cbr\u003es Agosto-Rosario. Latinas\/os and the AIDS Treatment Advocacy Movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosÉ\u003cbr\u003e GutiÉ\u003cbr\u003errez. We Must Preserve Our Latina\/o LGBT History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlga Orraca Paredes. All the Identities on the Table: Power, Feminism, and LGBT Activism in Puerto Rico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilfred W. Labiosa. Visibility, Inclusivity, and the Fight for LGBT Rights in New England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdela VÁ\u003cbr\u003esquez. Finding a Home in Transgender Activism in San Francisco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion by Uriel Quesada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52589099319576,"sku":"9781477307304","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/queer-brown-voices-personal-narratives-of-latina-o-lgbt-activism-paperback-softback-9781477307304","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}