CSP 19: LGBT Rights in the Era of Obama and Google
Fall 2010 

SECTION II: LGBT RIGHTS IN THE OBAMA ERA

Paper #2: The Gay Liberation Decades: 1960s-1980s?

PROMPT AVAILABLE: Monday October 11th
PAPER DUE: Friday October 29th, 11:30am (or 12:30pm)

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

Why does Neil Miller interpret the 1960s-1980s 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 today.

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 (IN BOLD FONT) WHICH DEMONSTRATES A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CONCEPTS REFERENCED ABOVE  AND WHICH ANSWERS THE SPECIFIC QUESTION(S) IN THE PROMPT. YOU SHOULD UNDERLINE MAIN BODY PARAGRAPH TOPIC SENTENCES.
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 READINGS AND DISCUSS ONE HISTORICAL EVENT WHICH HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFETIME AS WELL AS ONE THAT HAPPENED BEFORE YOUR LIFETIME.