American Gay (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture)
Description
American Gay is an investigation into how people have been gay or lesbian in America. Murray examines the emergence of gay and lesbian social life, the creation of lesbigay communities, and the forces of resistance that have mobilized and fostered a group identity. Murray also considers the extent to which there is a single "modern" homosexuality and the enormous range of homosexual behaviors, typifications, self-identifications and meanings.Murray's erudite scholarship challenges prevailing assumptions about gay history and society. He questions conventional wisdom about the...
ISBN(s)
0226551938, 9780226551937
