Gay Seattle : stories of exile and belonging / Gary L. Atkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkins, Gary, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Washington (State)--Seattle--Social conditions.

Gay people.

Gay rights--Washington (State)--Seattle--History.

Gay rights.

Gay liberation movement--Washington (State)--Seattle--History.

Gay liberation movement.

AIDS (Disease)--Washington (State)--Seattle--History.

AIDS (Disease).

History.

Social conditions.

Washington (State)--Seattle.

Physical Description:

viii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2003]

Summary:

Traces the evolution of Seattle's gay community in the 100 turbulent years since 1892, when the Washington State legislature began passing laws that essentially made homosexuality a crime. Through a century of stories, the book tells how gays and lesbians have sought to achieve a sense of belonging in Seattle.

Contents:

Part 1 Imagining an Exile

Prologue: From Exile to Belonging 3

1 The Law: Sodomy on the Mudflat 13

2 Mental Health: The Psychiatric Pick 34

Part 2 Creating Refuges

3 New Saloons and Vaudeville 55

4 Stirrings of Resistance 68

5 Is Dance the Enemy? 75

6 Crossing Over: Challenging the Police 81

Part 3 Claiming a Civic Life

7 Robert's Rules and Gay Liberation 107

8 Chautauquas of Feminism and Lesbianism 129

9 Pulpits for Healing 157

10 At the Dance: A New Leg 179

11 Confronting a Police Crackdown 193

12 Insiders at City Hall: The Rhetoric of Privacy 207

13 At the Capitol: Limited Conversation 218

14 Initiative Thirteen: Coming Together, Learning to Persuade 238

15 On Broadway: Creating Markets and Parades 258

16 On Catholic Hill: The Clash of Dogma and Ministry 272

17 At the Hospital: A Plague Arrives 294

18 Becoming Compassion 318

19 Cal's Conscience 352

Epilogue: On the Hill 373.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [433]-438) and index.

ISBN:

0295982985

OCLC:

50583676