Wide open town : a history of queer San Francisco to 1965 / Nan Alamilla Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Nan Alamilla, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--California--San Francisco--History.

Gay people.

History.

California--San Francisco.

Physical Description:

xii, 321 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]

Summary:

"Wide-Open Town" traces the history of gay men and lesbians in San Francisco from the turn of the century. Bringing to life the striking personalities and vibrant milieu that fueled this era, Boyd examines the culture that developed around the bar scene and homophile activism. 29 photos.

Contents:

Introduction: San Francisco was a wide-open town

Oral history: Transgender and gay male cultures from the 1890s through the 1960s / José Sarria

Oral history: Lesbian space, lesbian territory: San Francisco's North Beach district, 1933-1954 / Reba Hudson

Oral history: Policing queers in the 1940s and 1950s: harassment, prosecution, and the legal defense of gay bars / Joe Baron

Oral history: "A queer ladder of social mobility": San Francisco's homophile movements, 1953-1960 / Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon

Oral history: Queer cooperation and resistance: a gay and lesbian movement comes together in the 1960s / George Mendenhall

Conclusion : marketing a queer San Francisco

Appendix A: map of North Beach queer bars and restaurants, 1933-1965

Appendix B: List of interviewees

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-302) and index.

ISBN:

0520204158

OCLC:

50809053