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'The late twentieth century witnessed significant transformations in the social lives and political statuses of gay men and lesbians. From the late 1960s, the international gay and lesbian liberation movements propelled discussions about sex and sexuality into the public arena as individuals demonstrated against discriminatory legislation and police harassment, and declared pride in their sexualities. It was during this period that 21-year-old Dennis Altman—who had recently left Hobart for New York as a ‘shy and naïve graduate student’ (p. 3)—became an ‘accidental activist’ by writing about the burgeoning gay liberation movement.' (Introduction)
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Cheryl Ware Review of Dennis Altman, Unrequited Love : Diary of an Accidental Activist
Australian Journal of Biography and History
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- Unrequited Love : Diary of an Accidental Activist 2019 single work autobiography
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