The Dividends of Dissent
How Conflict and Culture Work in Lesbian and Gay Marches on Washington
- Contents
- Review Quotes
- Awards

List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 The Problem of Infighting in Political Organizing
Chapter 2 The Stonewall Spark: Lesbian and Gay Life in the 1970s
Chapter 3 The Birth of a National Movement: The 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Chapter 4 War and Protest: Lesbian and Gay Life in the 1980s
Chapter 5 For Love and For Life, We’re Not Going Back! The 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Chapter 6 The People Next Door: Lesbian and Gay Life in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s
Chapter 7 A Simple Matter of Justice: The 1993 National March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation
Chapter 8 Vertigo: Lesbian and Gay Life at the Dawn of the Millennium
Chapter 9 “The Event in 2000”: The Millennium March on Washington for (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Equality
Chapter 10 Conclusion: How Conflict and Culture Work in Political Organizing
Appendix A Comparative Cultural Analysis
Notes
Works Cited
Index
“A dazzling accomplishment, both conceptually and substantively. Ghaziani’s rich and meticulously researched work significantly expands our understanding of the history of gay and lesbian activism during a critical period. Using these four previously unstudied cases of mass protest as a means to tell that history is a brilliant idea. Furthermore, these marches provide excellent data for addressing the ongoing debate over whether conflict within social movements is purely detrimental or can have positive consequences.”
“This exhaustively researched book contributes never before seen detail to the historical record, while contributing to sociological theory in social movements and culture. Ghaziani vividly demonstrates that infighting, which is often seen as an unfortunate distraction to movements, is, in fact, crucial. It is through infighting that decisions about identity and strategy are made. Ghaziani treats the specifics of the case with careful attention, understanding that historical detail—who did what, when, where, why, and how—is critical to explaining what a movement means and how it succeeds or fails.”
ASA Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section: Charles Tilly Award for Best Book
Honorable Mention
Lambda Literary Foundation: Lambda Literary Awards
Short Listed
LGBT Studies category
History: American History
Political Science: Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Sociology: Collective Behavior, Mass Communication | Social Change, Social Movements, Political Sociology
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