Queers in History: The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Historical Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals

ISBN13: 9781933771878
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Product DescriptionQueers in History is the first comprehensive biographical compendium of important historical and contemporary figures who were/are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. From Egyptian pharaohs, Catholic popes and Abraham Lincoln to Bishop Gene Robinson, Neil Patrick Harris and Angelina Jolie, Queers in History brings these [...]

Bigger Than Life: The History of Gay Porn Cinema from Beefcake to Hardcore

ISBN13: 9780786720101
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Product DescriptionHardcore porn—both the straight and gay varieties—entered mainstream American culture in the 1970s as the sexual revolution swept away many of the cultural inhibitions and legal restraints on explicit sexual expression. The first porn movie ever to be reviewed by Variety, the entertainment industry’s leading [...]

Making Gay History: The Half Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights

Product DescriptionFrom the Boy Scouts and the U.S. military to marriage and adoption, the gay civil rights movement has exploded on the national stage. Eric Marcus takes us back in time to the earliest days of that struggle in a newly revised and thoroughly updated edition of Making History, originally published in 1992. Using the [...]

Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians

ISBN13: 9780520260610
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Product DescriptionThe 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 [...]