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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nan Alamilla Boyd |
| ISBN: | 0520204158 9780520204157 0520244745 9780520244740 |
| OCLC Number: | 50809053 |
| Description: | xii, 321 p., [16] p. of plates : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : San Francisco was a wide-open town -- History / José Sarria -- Transgender and gay male cultures from the 1890s through the 1960s -- Oral history / Reba Hudson -- Lesbian space, lesbian territory : San Francisco's North Beach district, 1933-1954 -- Oral history / Joe Baron -- Policing queers in the 1940s and 1950s : harassment, prosecution, and the legal defense of gay bars -- Oral history / Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon -- A queer ladder of social mobility : San Francisco's homophile movements, 1953-1960 -- Oral history / George Mendenhall -- Queer cooperation and resistance : a gay and lesbian movement comes together in the 1960s -- Conclusion : marketing a queer San Francisco -- Appendix A. Map of North Beach queer bars and restaurants, 1933-1965 -- Appendix B. List of interviewees -- Notes. |
| Responsibility: | Nan Alamilla Boyd. |
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"For anyone interested in as-yet-untold queer history, this is a must-read." - New York Blade News "Shows that as far back as the Gold Rush of 1849, [San Francisco] manifested a charmingly lax attitude toward enforcement of public morals - gaining a reputation as a "wide-open town" - Publishers Weekly" Read more...
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