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Author:

Chauncey, George, author.

Title:

Gay New York : gender, urban culture, and the makings of the gay male world, 1890-1940 / George Chauncey.

Edition:

Updated edition.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xxv, 478 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Gay men--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Male homosexuality--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Gay men--New York (N.Y.)--History.
Homosexuality--New York (N.Y.)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-457) and index.

Summary:

"Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed"--Back cover.

ISBN:

1541699211
9781541699212

Locations:

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)