Description from Publisher: Unlike many social movements, the gay and lesbian struggle for visibility and rights has succeeded in combining a unified group identity with the celebration of individual differences. Forging Gay Identities explores how this happened, tracing the evolution of gay life and organizations in San Francisco from the 1950s to the mid-1990s. "Forging Gay Identities" book website Publisher: University of Chicago Press Month of Publication: December Year of Publication: 2002 Location: Chicago, IL # of Pages: 290 ISBN: 9780226026947