Segregation in this city is not some genteel agreement between the races and ethnicities to quietly live away from each other.
I published a review of Timothy Stewart-Winter’s Queer Clout:
Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics in Current Affairs.
An excerpt:
The concluding section on Gray’s wedding seems beautiful and innocuous. But it’s actually insidious, insofar as it makes gay marriage the center of gay politics. The message—and Stewart-Winter’s politics—are clear: Gay marriage constitutes the ultimate success of gays and lesbians. In a book that pays little attention to the vast richness of black queer life except as an accessory to white gay organizing, Gray (one of the few black lesbian activists mentioned a few times) becomes a tool for reconciling the deep racism that still exists in this city.
You can read the rest here. Contact me for a pdf if you can’t access it.
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