Contents
Introduction
Framework
Analyzing Primary Sources
Vocabulary and Pronouns
Historical Perspectives
Overview
1. Educate Yourself (Because Knowledge Is Power)
“Female Impersonator” Advertisement
GPU News
Our Lives Magazine
“Two Black Women Seek Marriage License” in The Ladder
The Queer Zine Archive Project
2. Tell Your Story (Because No One Else Can)
Lou Sullivan’s Diary Entries
Glenway Wescott’s Short Stories
R. Richard Wagner’s Wisconsin History
Newsletters and Leaping La Crosse News
The Digital Transgender Archive’s Oral Histories
3. Be True to Yourself (Because Self-Acceptance Is Key)
Ralph Kerwineo: Early Cross-Dresser
Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum: Business and Life Partners
Ron McCrea: Out Gay Press Chief
Donna Coleman: Motorcycle Club Cofounder
Bi?Shy?Why?: Madison’s Bisexual Group
Eugene Schrang: Gender Confirmation Surgeon
4. Build Community (Because There Is Strength in Numbers)
Ted Pierce’s Magic Group
Lysistrata
Wisconsin Womyn’s Land Cooperative
Gay Travel Guides
The Fire Ball Drag Show
Two Teenagers in Twenty
5. Get Active (Because Change Is Always Possible)
Jamie Nabozny’s Court Case
Judy Greenspan’s School Board Run
Wisconsin Goes to Washington
Lloyd Barbee’s Gay Rights Advocacy
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Conclusion
Appendix A: Map
Appendix B: Timeline
Appendix C: Additional Resources
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index