A story of early love -- The surprise hit of 1948 -- Golden boys and girls -- Peroxide blonde -- Young, young, young man -- The wonders of art -- Cream of mushroom soup -- Peeling an egg -- This treacherous life -- Choreographer -- Shiva -- Cheez Doodles -- Birth of the revolution -- After Stonewall.
Summary:
"At once light and aching, BEFORE STONEWALL gives voice to a generation of men whose homosexuality forced them into lives of public exile. These stories articulate the tragic comedy of young love, the many ways to lose a family, and the rigid anxiety that comes from the fear of expressing too much. Set against a backdrop of New York's theater scene and looming McCarthyism, this book is about everything love is up against and the smoldering, dormant rebellion in the time before Stonewall." --cover page [4].
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