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5 pages in length. The history of gay and lesbian lifestyles has been fraught with a social defiance much like that which was present during the Salem witch hunts. Not only has this particular subpopulation been labeled 'perverts' and 'subversives,' but they have been forced to prove their collective right as members of society to pursue and uphold an identity no differently than their heterosexual counterparts. This identity came under a great deal of scrutiny during pre-stonewall America, a fact made quite evident by the way in which various authors of the time dealt with the concept. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Salem witch hunts. Not only has this particular subpopulation been labeled perverts and subversives, but they have been forced to prove their collective right as members of society to
pursue and uphold an identity no differently than their heterosexual counterparts. This identity came under a great deal of scrutiny during pre-stonewall America, a fact made quite evident by
the way in which various authors dealt with the concept. James A. Schnur and Jonathan Ned Katz approach this notion from two decidedly different perspectives, with Katz exploiting the
bigoted and wholly homophobic viewpoint many people held at the time, while Schnur (1997) placed his focus upon the inherent struggles this population confronted while merely trying to live their
lives in peace and harmony. Katzs (1992) more sensationalistic stance reflects the majority perspective and, therefore, represents the vastly unyielding opinions people held
where homosexuality was concerned. Not once highlighting a single attitude that even suggested anything other than likening gays and lesbians to perverts and subversives, Katzs (1992) depiction of queer
identity in pre-stonewall America is nothing short of the exact overexaggerated horror that people - not the least of which included the American government - harbored toward the homosexual population.
Lumped together with such socially unsavory issues as Communism, Katz illustrates how the identity of the gay and lesbian community suffered tremendous strikes in the form of personal character
attacks and even the recommendation for a Senate investigation to uncover any homosexuals working in the governments Executive Branch. These perverts were considered "poor security risks because of their
vulnerability to blackmail" (Katz, 1992, p. 93), yet Katz (1992) - parroting the attitudes found with the authors he quotes in his article - never attempts to offset these accusations
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