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

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Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 - Chauncey, George
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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. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed. Called "monumental" (Washington Post), "unassailable" (Boston Globe), "brilliant" (Nation), and "a first-rate book of history" (New York Times), Gay New York forever ...

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Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 2019, Basic Books

ISBN-13: 9781541699212

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Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 1995, Basic Books, New York

ISBN-13: 9780465026210

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