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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret Leila J. Rupp,Verta A. Taylor "It's Saturday night in Key West and the Girlie Show is about to begin at the 801 Cabaret. The girls have been outside on the sidewalk all evening, seducing passersby into coming in for the show. The… OL15079486W
That's Revolting! That's Revolting! Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore As the growing gay mainstream prioritizes the attainment of straight privilege over all else, it drains queer identity of any meaning, relevance, or cultural value. What's more, queers remain under a… OL15191476W
The Temperamentals The Temperamentals Jon Marans "'Temperamental' was code for 'homosexual' in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. The Temperamentals tells the story of two men -- the commun… OL15958190W
Obama and the gays Obama and the gays Tracy Baim "Presents a clear, lively, in-depth review of Barack Obama's policies on gay issues, from the early days of his political career through his meteoric rise to prominence-- all in the context of the po… OL16307700W
The gay revolution The gay revolution Lillian Faderman,Lillian Faderman A chronicle of the modern struggle for gay, lesbian and transgender rights draws on interviews with politicians, military figures, legal activists and members of the LGBT community to document the ca… OL17768453W
Victory Victory Linda R. Hirshman Drawing on archival material and in-depth interviews, the author, a Supreme Court lawyer and political pundit chronicles the gay rights movement, revealing how the fight for gay rights has changed th… OL19665415W
Sex, needs and queer culture Sex, needs and queer culture David Alderson The belief of many in the early sexual liberation movements was that capitalism's investments in the in the norms of the heterosexual family meant that any challenge to them was invariably anti-capit… OL20035935W
Listen, we need to talk Listen, we need to talk Brian F. Harrison "American public opinion tends to be sticky. Although the news cycle might temporarily affect the public zeitgeist about abortion, the death penalty, or gun control, public support or opposition on t… OL20052251W
The Stonewall Reader The Stonewall Reader Edmund White,Jason Baumann For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund Whi… OL20153225W
You're You You're You Mette Bach 182 pages ; 20 cm OL20583004W
Lonely Hunters Lonely Hunters James T. Sears This is the story of Southern gays and lesbians in the twenty-year span between the end of World War II and the Stonewall Riot that sparked widespread gay rights consciousness. Across the United Stat… OL2674836W
Impertinent decorum Impertinent decorum Ian Lucas Impertinent Decorum examines 'gay theatrical manoeuvres' from a new and exciting perspective which moves beyond the traditional analyses of a 'gay contribution' to mainstream British theatre and look… OL3075294W
Out in all directions Out in all directions Lynn Witt Out in All Directions takes the mystery out of gay and lesbian history, lifts the lid off pink politics and paints the town lavender with every aspect of gay life, culture and community. OL3742862W
De los Otros De los Otros Joseph M. Carrier A detailed description of sexual practices and bonds among Latino males in Guadalajara, Mexico using a combination of ethnographic techniques and participant observations. OL3746479W
Roots of Lesbian and Gay Oppression Roots of Lesbian and Gay Oppression Bob McCubbin xiii, 100 p. : 22 cm OL895121W