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BL
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874729
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Kirk, Marshall.
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After the ball : : how America will conquer its fear and hatred of gays in the '90s /\ Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, N.Y. :: Doubleday,, ©1989.
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xxvii, 398 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0385239068
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: 9780385239066
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-398).
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| Contents
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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.
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After the Ball is required reading for straights interested in understanding a minority that comprises 10% of the population and for gays who ar learning that the revolution is far from over.
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Gay liberation movement-- United States.
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Gays-- United States-- Public opinion.
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Homophobia-- United States.
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Public opinion-- United States.
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Gay liberation movement-- United States.
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Gays-- United States-- Public opinion.
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Homophobia-- United States.
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Public opinion-- United States.
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Homophobie-- États-Unis.
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Homosexuels-- États-Unis-- Opinion publique.
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Mouvement de libération des homosexuels-- États-Unis.
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Opinion publique-- États-Unis.
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Gay liberation movement.
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Gays-- Public opinion.
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Homophobia.
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Homosexualität
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Öffentliche Meinung
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Public opinion.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.9/0664
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| LC Classification
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HQ76.8.U5K57 1989
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| Added Entry
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Madsen, Hunter.
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