SECTION II: GAY RIGHTS IN THE OBAMA ERA (TWENTIETH CENTURY)

Paper #2: The Gay Liberation Era: 1960s-1990s?

PROMPT AVAILABLE: Monday October 5th
PAPER DUE: Friday October 16th 23rd, 11:30am

In a typed, double-spaced 3-4 page (800-1200 word) essay, respond to the following questions:

Why does Neil Miller interpret the 1960s-1990s as the era of "gay liberation"? To what extent do you agree with Miller's interpretation of this era? Why or why not? Consider the legal, social, and cultural history of the era to develop your own analysis about the key players, events and processes that led to both historical change and continuity in how society views (and viewed) homosexuality and homosexuals.

REMINDERS
0) YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR NOWHERE ON YOUR PAPER UNTIL THE BACK OF THE VERY LAST PAGE (ON WHICH YOU CLEARLY HAND WRITE  IT ON THE REVERSE OF YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE).
1) NO LATE PAPERS OR ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.
2) YOUR PAPER SHOULD BE DOUBLE SPACED, IN 12 POINT FONT WITH 1-INCH MARGINS AND INCLUDE A TITLE AND WORD COUNT.
3) YOUR PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE A THESIS STATEMENT (BOLDED) WHICH DEMONSTRATES A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CONCEPTS REFERENCED ABOVE  AND WHICH ANSWERS THE SPECIFIC QUESTION(S) IN THE PROMPT.
4) YOUR PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE A "WORKS CITED" PAGE OF ANY SOURCES YOU REFERENCE IN YOUR ESSAY. YOU MAY USE MLA OR APA CITATION STYLE.
5) A SUCCESSFUL PAPER WILL REFERENCE AT LEAST TWO OF THE READINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION OF THE COURSE AS WELL AS A RELATED HISTORICAL EVENT WHICH HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFETIME.

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