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Land of 10,000 loves : a history of queer Minnesota / Stewart Van Cleve.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Van Cleve, Stewart.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Homosexuality--Minnesota--History.
Homosexuality.
Gay people--Minnesota--History.
Gay people.
Gay culture--Minnesota--History.
Gay culture.
History.
Minnesota.
Physical Description:
xvi, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm
Other Title:
Land of ten thousand loves
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2012]
Summary:
Great strides have been made in recent decades to celebrate Minnesota's vibrant queer history. Add to this rising chorus an enchanting new voice: Land of 10,000 Loves, Stewart Van Cleve's wide-ranging and unprecedented illustrated history of queer life in Minnesota. Drawing from the renowned Tretter Collection at the University of Minnesota, this book blends oral history, archival narrative, newspaper accounts, and fascinating illustrations to paint a remarkable picture of Minnesota's queer history. These historical vignettes show us that Minnesota has been, as Van Cleve notes, "queer, to a certain extent, since the very beginning." Land of 10,000 Loves honors this rich and diverse legacy and is a compelling testament to the sacrifices, scandals, and victories that have affected and continue to affect the lives of queer Minnesotans. Book jacket.
Contents:
1 What is Queer Here? Looking for Experiences in Early Minnesota 13
Ozaawindib of Leech Lake 15
Lucy "La Roi" Lobdell 18
Was Alexander Ramsey Queer? 22
Oscar Wilde's Visit 24
The Death of William Williams 27
The Emporium and Golden Rule Department Stores 28
Good-time Parties on Rondo Avenue 32
Josephine Baker at the Metropolitan Theater 35
Drag at the Nicollet Hotel 36
Gertrude Stein Visits the Women's City Club 39
Clement Haupers 40
Fort Snelling 43
2 How We Kept Warm: Queer Life in the Vice Districts of the Twin Cities 47
Rice Park 49
The James Montague Murder 52
The Coney Island 54
The Hennepin Baths 56
Union Bus Depot 59
The Garrick Theater 60
Kirmser's Bar 62
The Dugout 65
The Onyx Bar 67
The Bremer Arcade 69
The Gay 90's Complex 71
Directory Services, Incorporated 75
The Hotel-Andrews 77
The Brass Rail 79
3 Act Up Here: A Legacy of Activism 83
Jack Baker and Michael McConnell's Marriage License 86
Allan Spear 88
The Lesbian Feminist Organizing Committee 91
The Minnesota Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights 93
Lutherans Concerned 95
Dignity Twin Cities 97
St. Paul's Equal Rights Ordinance 99
The GLC Voice 101
The Guardianship of Sharon Kowalski 103
Brian Coyle 105
The Minnesota Family Council 107
Gay Community Services, the GLCAC, and OutFront Minnesota 109
ACT-UP Demonstrates in Mora 111
The Bisexual Organizing Project 114
Paul Koering Votes against Gay Marriage 116
The Two Spirit Press Room 117
Twin Cities Trans March 119
4 Erotic Cities: Urban Sexuality Explored 121
The 19 Bar 124
Honey Harold's Many Ventures 126
Sutton's 129
Queer Warehouse Parties 131
Foxy's 133
The Rossmor Building 134
The Town House 136
The Sandbox/Club Cabaret 138
The Noble Roman 141
The Saloon 142
The Locker Room 145
Bare Ass Beach 147
The Adonis Theater 149
The Main Club 152
The Minneapolis Eagle 155
Margarita Bella 157
Pi Bar 158
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport 160
5 Come Outside: Queer People Out in the Open 163
A Death in Loring Park 165
Twin Cities Pride 166
The State Fair 168
Rising Moon and the Pioneer Farm 169
Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League 171
The 1986 Winter Gay Games 172
Twin Ports Pride 174
The AIDS Trek 176
The North Star Gay Rodeo 177
Outwoods 180
North Country Bears/Minnesota Bears 181
The Queer Street Patrol 183
Capital City Pride 184
The 1997 Two Spirit Gathering 187
Twin Cities Black Pride 189
Pine City Pride 191
The 2008 Two Spirit Gathering 192
6 The Lavender Tower: Institutions of Art and Education 195
The Transsexual Research Project 197
Fight Repression of Erotic Expression 200
The Amazon Feminist Bookstore 203
The Club 205
The Northfield Gay Liberation Front 207
At the Foot of the Mountain Theater 209
Jim Chalgren LGBT Center 210
A Brother's Touch Bookstore 212
Patrick's Cabaret 214
The Quatrefoil Library 216
Philanthrofund 219
District 202 220
Angels in America at the World Theater 223
The Anoka-Hennepin School District 224
UMD GLBT Services 226
People Representing the Sexual Minority (PRiSM) 227
Straights and Gays for Equality (SAGE) 228
The Transgender Commission 229
7 Building Community: Life beyond the Gay Ghetto 233
Gay House 236
The Lesbian Resource Center 238
Christopher Street 240
A Woman's Coffeehouse 242
Dyke Heights 244
All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church 246
Equal Time 248
The Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) 249
Out to Branch 252
The Aurora Lesbian Center and the Northland Gay Men's Center 254
The NAMES Project Memorial Quilt 255
The Basket and the Bow 258
Gay and Lesbian Elders Active in Minnesota (GLEAM) 259
The Bisexual Connection 260
The BECAUSE Conference 261
Minnesota Men of Color 263
BiCities! 265
Lavender Hills and the Swish Alps 267
Homo Heights 270
Shades of Yellow 273
The Iron Range GLBTA 275.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780816676453
0816676453
OCLC:
788271477

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