| Introduction |
| Chapter 1 | Understanding Sexuality in the Nineteenth Century |
| Chapter 2 | Sexuality in the Twentieth Century |
| Chapter 3 | The Birth of the Gay Civil Rights Movement |
| Chapter 4 | Gay Protest and Rebellion in the 1960s and 1970s |
| Chapter 5 | HIV 101 |
| Chapter 6 | Sociocultural and Historical Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Gay Community |
| Chapter 7 | Transgender and Beyond |
| Chapter 8 | Transgender Issues |
| Chapter 9 | Creating an American LGBT Literary Tradition |
| Chapter 10 | LGBT Characters and Culture in Film and Television |
| Chapter 11 | Contemporary Experiences of LGBT People: Health Disparities, Adolescence, and the Queer Movement |
| Bibliography |
| Index |