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

Author: George Chauncey

Narrator: Graham Halstead

Unabridged: 18 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 05/21/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century

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 Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed.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" (The Nation), and "a first-rate book of history" (The New York Times), Gay New Yorkforever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond.

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