Stonewall Book Award
2 appearances
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Edition 11 (1984) Winner
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Edition 31 (2004) Winner
John D'Emilio
ジョン・ディー・エミリオ
Jon D'Emirio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-09-21 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City → Greensboro, North Carolina → Chicago, Illinois
Career
- Occupations
- historian, professor of women's studies, professor of gender studies, writer, educator
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois at Chicago, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | History | BA | — | United States |
Columbia University
History
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA from Columbia College
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Stonewall Book Award | Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities | — | American Library Association | winner |
| 1998 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellow |
| 2005 | Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame | — | — | — | inductee |
| 2004 | Randy Shilts Award | Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Brudner Prize | — | — | Yale University | recipient |
| 1999 | David R. Kessler Award | — | — | CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies | honored |
| 2013 | Bill Whitehead Award | — | Lifetime Achievement | Publishing Triangle | winner |
Stonewall Book Award
1984
Work:
Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
1998
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellow
Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame
2005
Result:
inductee
Randy Shilts Award
2004
Work:
Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin
Result:
winner
Brudner Prize
2005
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
recipient
David R. Kessler Award
1999
Organization:
CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies
Result:
honored
Bill Whitehead Award
2013
Category:
Lifetime Achievement
Organization:
Publishing Triangle
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970
1983 HistoryDefinitive history of the U.S. homophile movement from 1940 to 1970.
homophile movementsexual politics
Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America
1988 HistoryCo-authored with Estelle Freedman, history of sexuality in America, cited in Lawrence v. Texas.
history of sexuality
Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin
2003 BiographyBiography of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
civil rightspeace and justice
Bibliography
- Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities
- Making Trouble
- The World Turned
- Lost Prophet
- Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood
- Intimate Matters
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly narrativedetailed historical analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- LGBTQ historysexualitycivil rights
Legacy
Pioneer in gay history and gender studies, defining LGBTQ rights movement history.
Archives
- Swarthmore College Peace Collection
- Cornell University Library
- New York Public Library
In Popular Culture
- Book cited in Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas.
Trivia
- Partner since early 1980s, Jim Oleson, died at their Chicago home on April 4, 2015.