Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940

by George Chauncey

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Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Based on years of research and access to a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, this book is a fascinating portrait of a gay world that is not supposed to have existed.
  • ISBN10 0786723351
  • ISBN13 9780786723355
  • Publish Date 1 August 2008 (first published 6 July 1994)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Basic Books
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 496
  • Language English