Masked voices : gay men and lesbians in Cold War America /

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"An analysis of unpublished letters to the first American gay magazine reveals the agency, adaptation, and resistance occurring in the gay community during the McCarthy era."--Publisher description

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Loftin, Craig M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2012.
Colección:SUNY series in queer politics and cultures.
Temas:
One (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Homosexuality > United States.
Gays > United States.
Homosexualité > États-Unis.
Homosexuels > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Gay Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Gays.
Homosexuality.
Homosexualität.
Homosexueller.
Lesbierin.
Soziale Situation.
United States.
USA.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"An analysis of unpublished letters to the first American gay magazine reveals the agency, adaptation, and resistance occurring in the gay community during the McCarthy era."--Publisher description
"In this compelling social history, Craig M. Loftin describes how gay people in the United States experienced the 1950s and early 1960s, a time when rapidly growing gay and lesbian subcultures suffered widespread discrimination. The book is based on a remarkable and unique historical source: letters written to ONE magazine, the first openly gay publication in the United States. These letters, most of which have never before been published, provide extraordinary insight into the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of gay men and lesbians nationwide, especially as they coped with the anxieties of the McCarthy era. The letters reveal how gay people dealt with issues highly relevant to LGBT life today, including job discrimination, police harassment, marriage, homophobia in families, and persecution in churches and the military. Loftin shows that gay men and lesbians responded to intolerance and bigotry with resilience, creativity, and an invigorated belief in their right to live their lives as gay men and lesbians long before this was accepted and considered safe. Groundbreaking chapters address gay marriage and family life, international gay activism, and how antigay federal government policies reverberated throughout the country."--Publisher description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461905363
1461905362
9781438440163
1438440162

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