Drawing on a rich array of source materials including previously
unseen, fascinating (and often quite moving) oral histories,
archival and news media sources, 'Curing queers' examines the
plight of men who were institutionalised in British mental
hospitals to receive 'treatment' for homosexuality and
transvestism, and the perceptions and actions of the men and women
who nursed them. It examines why the majority of the nurses
followed orders in administering the treatment - in spite of the
zero success-rate in 'straightening out' queer men - but also why a
small number surreptitiously defied their superiors by engaging in
fascinating subversive behaviours. 'Curing queers' makes a
significant and substantial contribution to the history of nursing
and the history of sexuality, bringing together two sub-disciplines
that combine only infrequently. It will be of interest to general
readers as well as scholars and students in nursing, history,
gender studies, and health care ethics and law. -- .
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