Gay bar : the fabulous, true story of a daring woman and her boys in the 1950s /

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"Vivacious, unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a gay bar in Los Angeles in the 1950s--America's most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety, and fun she fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fellows, Will
Otros Autores: Branson, Helen P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2010]
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Branson, Helen P.
1900-1999
Gay bars > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Gay men > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century.
Gay men > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century > Sources.
Women-owned business enterprises > Social aspects > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Gay men > Relations with heterosexuals > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Businesswomen > California > Los Angeles > Biography.
Gay bars > California > Los Angeles.
Bars pour homosexuels > Californie > Los Angeles.
Homosexuels masculins > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Bars pour homosexuels > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Gay bars
Gay men > Social conditions
Police raids on LGBTQ+ bars.
Persecution of gay men.
LGBTQ+ bars.
Gay-focused businesses.
Sexual minorities.
Men.
LGBTQ+ people.
Gay studies.
Lesbian studies.
Gender studies.
California > Los Angeles
Straight women > Women bar owners > Gay nightlife > Underground gay bars
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Vivacious, unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a gay bar in Los Angeles in the 1950s--America's most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety, and fun she found among homosexual men. Enjoying their companionship and deploring their plight, she gave her gay friends a place to socialize. Though at the time California statutes prohibited homosexuals from gathering in bars, Helen's place was relaxed, suave, and remarkably safe from police raids and other anti-homosexual hazards. In 1957 she published her extraordinary memoir Gay Bar, the first book by a heterosexual to depict the lives of homosexuals with admiration, respect, and love. In this new edition of Gay Bar, Will Fellows interweaves Branson's chapters with historical perspective provided through his own insightful commentary and excerpts gleaned from letters and essays appearing in gay publications of the period. Also included is the original introduction to the book by maverick 1950s psychiatrist Blanche Baker. The eclectic selection of voices gives the flavor of American life in that extraordinary age of anxiety, revealing how gay men saw themselves and their circumstances, and how others perceived them"--Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 166 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780299248536
0299248534
1282764160
9781282764163
9786612764165
6612764163
0299248593
9780299248598

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