
The End of the Gay Rights Revolution
How Hubris and Overreach Threaten Gay Freedom
- English
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About this book
Ronan McCrea's important book argues that this is no blip. Forces favourable to gay rights – such as the wider cultural shift towards greater sexual freedom – are weakening, while political developments, cultural changes and migration patterns mean that sources of opposition, both old and new, are gaining strength. The gay rights movement is ill-equipped to meet this challenge. Convinced that history is on its side, the movement has expanded its aims and made new enemies while refusing to consider whether elements of the sexual freedoms it fought for have had unforeseen downsides, including for gay people themselves.
For the gay rights revolution to endure, a fundamental reconsideration of its goals, its history and its limits is required. Anyone wanting to understand the challenges faced by gay rights and the wider liberal project needs to read this timely warning.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Praise for The End of the Gay Rights Revolution
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Terminology
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Deliverance?
- 2 An Incidental Revolution
- 3 Sexual Freedom and the End of History: The Post-Liberal Moment
- 4 The Illusion of the Universal Appeal of the Sexual Revolution
- 5 Hubris: The Gay Movement Over-Reaches
- 6 The King Is Dead! Now What? Radical and Moderate Versions of Gay Freedom
- 7 The Downside of Anything Goes
- 8 The Truth Will Set You Free? The Challenges of Honesty in a Hostile World
- 9 A Dose of Modesty
- 10 Conclusion: Reform from Revolution
- Index
- End User License Agreement