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QUAKER APPROACHES TO QUEER: GAY AND LESBIAN INCLUSION IN THE LIBERAL TRADITION OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
Blackmore, Brian
Blackmore, Brian
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2023-12
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Religion
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http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/9485
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This dissertation examines the contributions of Quakers, specifically from the liberal tradition of the Religious Society of Friends, to the advancement of lesbian, gay, and bisexual rights in the United States between 1946-1973. In this period, Quakers established the first social service organization for gay people in the United States, wrote the first public and positive evaluation of homosexuality from a religious perspective, and composed the first public statement in support of bisexuality from a religious assembly. A critical study of Quaker pamphlets, periodicals, lectures, business minutes, and personal papers from this era reveals that Quaker support of gay liberation was exercised through experiments in criminal justice reform, challenges to Christian moral codes, and advocacy for change within the Religious Society of Friends. The findings presented in this project seek to broaden our understanding of gay rights history by showing that Quakers played a pivotal role in the emergence and development of the gay rights movement in the United States.
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