Gay L.A. - A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians (Paperback)

The exhortation to 'Go West!' has always sparked the American imagination. But for gays, lesbians, and transgendered people, the City of Angels provided a special home and gave rise to one of the most influential gay cultures in the world. Drawing on rare archives and photographs as well as more than three hundred interviews, Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons chart L.A.'s unique gay history, from the first missionary encounters with Native American cross-gendered 'two spirits' to cross-dressing frontier women in search of their fortunes; from the bohemian freedom of early Hollywood to the explosion of gay life during World War II to the underground radicalism set off by the 1950s blacklist; and, from the 1960s gay liberation movement to the creation of gay marketing in the 1990s.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	August 2009
Authors:	Lillian Faderman • Stuart Timmons
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-26061-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General
LSN:	0-520-26061-9
Barcode:	9780520260610

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