Growing Up Before Stonewall - Life Stories Of Some Gay Men (Hardcover)

This collection tells the stories of 11 American gay men who tried to understand their indentities in the years before the modern gay liberation movement began. From the 1920s through the 1960s, from a variety of regions and social classes, the men describe their families, early childhood experiences, coming out in settings unlike the gay neighbourhoods and communities of today, and their current romantic and sexual lives. For some men the military presented the opportunity to explore their personal and social identities; for others, a chance encounter in a seminary, an accidentally-discovered gay bar, or a hetrosexual marriage provoked them into exploring deeper needs and desires. The variety of experiences illustrates the numerous ways individuals come to know their gay selves in an often unfriendly and hostile world. Interviews with a contemporary elder of the gay movement and a heterosexual psychiatrist who argues against categorizing homosexuality as a mental disorder, supplement the original 11 stories.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Peter Nardi
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-10151-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > Gay studies (Gay men) Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-415-10151-4
Barcode:	9780415101516

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