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Origins of 'Homonormative' and the Trauma of the AIDS Epidemic
This chapter discusses the rise of the term 'homonormative' in the 1990s and explores how the trauma of the AIDS epidemic shaped the LGBTQ+ movement. It delves into the fight for legal relationship recognition, the replacement of frontline activists by rich white couples, and the avoidance of comprehensive social and economic justice agendas. The chapter also mentions the takeover of Lambda Legal and the controversial figure of Andrew Sullivan.