Cherry Grove, Fire Island : Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town /

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Esther Newton tells the story of Cherry Grove, the popular gay and lesbian resort community off of Long Island. Newton discusses the importance of camp, gay theater and the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality in America's first gay and lesbian town.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Newton, Esther (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Duke University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lesbians.
Lesbian community.
Gays.
Gay men.
Gay community.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Lesbian community > New York (State) > Fire Island (Island) > History.
Gay community > New York (State) > Fire Island (Island) > History.
Gays > New York (State) > Fire Island (Island) > History.
Gay men > New York (State) > Cherry Grove > History.
Lesbians > New York (State) > Cherry Grove > History.
New York (State) > Fire Island (Island)
New York (State) > Cherry Grove.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How the Grove became gay: 1936-1945
  • Built upon the sand?
  • The gay country club: 1946-1959
  • The battle for the beach
  • Conviviality and camp
  • Trouble in paradise
  • The nation takes shape: 1960-1969
  • The rise of gay commercialism
  • The geometry of gay prejudice
  • Plays, parties, and sex
  • The "Lithuanians" and the "doughnut rack": the lesbian minority: 1936-1980
  • The "fun gay ladies"
  • Just one of the "boys"?
  • The Grove after stonewall: 1970-1980
  • The ad hoc committee to save Cherry Grove
  • Bored on the Fourth of July.

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