Long Before Stonewall : Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America.
2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. Although the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City symbolically mark the start of the gay rights movement, individuals came together long before the modern era to express their same-sex romantic and sexual attraction toward one another, and in a myriad of ways...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York :
NYU Press,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. Although the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City symbolically mark the start of the gay rights movement, individuals came together long before the modern era to express their same-sex romantic and sexual attraction toward one another, and in a myriad of ways. Some reflected on their desires in quiet solitude, while others endured verbal, physical, and legal harassment for publicly expressing homosexual interest through words or actions. Long Before Stonewall seeks to uncover the many iterations of same-sex desire in colonial America and the early Repub. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (415 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780814728147 0814728146 |