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04232aam a2200649 i 4500 001 B2F4BAC8332F11E49E51C4E1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140903010030 008 140109s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014000873 020 $a 0415735297 (paperback) 020 $a 9780415735292 (paperback) 020 $a 0415921724 (hardback) 020 $a 9780415921725 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)369140942 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d OCLCF $d CDX $d OCLCO $d CLE $d YDXCP $d CLU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-dc 050 00 $a HQ76.3.U52 $b W182 2014 082 00 $a 306.76/609753 $2 23 084 $a HIS036060 $a SOC017000 $a HIS036060 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Beemyn, Genny, $d 1966- $e author. 245 12 $a A queer capital : $b a history of gay life in Washington, D.C. / $c Genny Beemyn. 263 $a 1408 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Routledge, $c 2015. 300 $a x, 270 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-260) and index. 520 $a "Based on archival work, personal interviews, and literary history, A Queer Capital is a history of LGBT Washington D.C. during the long decades from the turn of the 20th century through the Eisenhower era. The book is a lively history of black and white gay communities and individuals, attesting to the vibrant cultural and intellectual life of a city sometimes believed to be neither. Of particular importance is the discussion of how racial identities and gay identities were interrelated during the period. A Queer Capital is a book for readers interested in gay life, in Washington D.C. history, and in African American life and culture in the first half of the twentieth century. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "The first history of LGBT life in Washington, D.C., across the 20th century. Covering black and white individuals and communities, and considering the effects of race, gender, and class, this book explores how lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals built communities, survived anti-gay campaigns, and organized to demand equal rights"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a The geography of same-sex desire : cruising men in Washington in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- "Sentiments expressed here would be misconstrued by others" : the same-sex sexual lives of Washington's black elite in the early twentieth century -- Race, class, gender, and the social landscape of the capital's gay communities during and after World War II -- The policing of same-sex desire in postwar Washington -- LGBT movements in the capital in the mid to late twentieth century : three historic moments -- Epilogue : "in Tyra's memory" -- Appendix : list of narrators. 650 0 $a Homosexuality $z Washington (D.C.) $x History. 650 0 $a Gay men $z Washington (D.C.) $x History. 650 0 $a Lesbians $z Washington (D.C.) $x History. 650 0 $a Gays $z Washington (D.C.) $v Interviews. 650 0 $a Gays $z Washington (D.C.) $x Social conditions. 650 0 $a Blacks $x History. $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Whites $x History. $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Gender identity $z United States $x History. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Lesbian Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Blacks $x Race identity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00833987 650 7 $a Gay men. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939117 650 7 $a Gays. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939255 650 7 $a Gays $x Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939300 650 7 $a Gender identity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939593 650 7 $a Homosexuality. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00959755 650 7 $a Lesbians. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00996540 650 7 $a Whites $x Race identity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01174825 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 651 7 $a Washington (D.C.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204505 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Interviews. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423832 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240417025416.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190103042747.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B2F4BAC8332F11E49E51C4E1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search