how America will conquer its fear and hatred of gays in the '90s Kirk, Marshall. creator Madsen, Hunter. text bibliography nyu New York, N.Y Doubleday �1989 1989 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxvii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm After the Ball is required reading for straights interested in understanding a minority that comprises 10% of the population and for gays who are learning that the revolution is far from over. Part I. Problems: the straight and narrow. A field trip to straight america. What straights think of gays; How straights treat gays: three classes of behavior; Our fieldtrip concludes: an agenda for change. The roots of homophobia and hatred. Prejudice: why it exists in social mammals; The intellectual baboon: how homo-hatred arises in man; Pushing the wrong buttons: senseless attempts to derail the 'engine of prejudice'; Pushing the right buttons: halting, derailing, or reversing the 'engine of prejudice' -- part II. Solutions: driving the wedge. Strategy: persuasion not invasion. Good propaganda: the ida behind 'waging peace'; Outreach strategies of the past: why only a media campaign will do; Eight practical principles for the persuasion of straights. Tactics for eating the media alive: a sound-bite here, a sound-bite there. Making news and improving public relations; Advertising tactics for the campaign; The big five media: which are right for us?; Getting ingto the major media: can't get there from here; The gloves come off: a portfolio fo pro-gay ads. Getting our act(ivists) together: unity, organization, fundraising. Why the gay kingdom is disorganized; Paying our dues: why nobody does it; Fundraising for the media campaign: the buck starts here. Part III. Not in our stars, but in ourselves. The state of our community: gay pride goeth before a fall. Our purpose in writing this unpleasant chapter; Reading you the riot act: how gays misbehave; Cleaning up our act; CODA: rights and responsibilities; Jumping to conclusions. Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen. Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-398). n-us--- Gay liberation movement United States Gay people United States Public opinion Homophobia United States Public opinion United States Gay liberation movement United States Gays United States Public opinion Homophobia United States Public opinion United States Mouvement de lib�eration des homosexuels �Etats-Unis Homosexuels �Etats-Unis Opinion publique Homophobie �Etats-Unis Opinion publique �Etats-Unis Gay liberation movement Gays Public opinion Homophobia Public opinion United States Homosexualit�at �Offentliche Meinung USA USA HQ76.8.U5 K57 1989 305.9/0664 Kirk, Marshall. New York, N.Y. : Doubleday, �1989 1st ed. (OCoLC)655272883 0385239068 9780385239066 88036860 DLC 881215 20240131102145.0 ocm18983208 eng