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The meaning of gay : interaction, publicity, and community among homosexual men in 1960s San Francisco / J. Todd Ormsbee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ormsbee, J. Todd, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay community--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.
- Gay community.
- Gay culture--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.
- Gay culture.
- Gay men--California--San Francisco--Social conditions--20th century.
- Gay men.
- Gay men--California--San Francisco--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Gay identity.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- San Francisco (Calif.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (354 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Meaning of Gay traces the conflicts among San Francisco's gay men and with the dominant society, describing the broad range of meanings they came to ascribe onto 'gayness' between 1962 and 1972. Combining historical method, symbolic interaction, and the concerns of John Dewey's pragmatism, the book explains why gay men created the meanings they did and challenges the prevailing view that the 1960s was merely the transformation of an assimilationist gay politic into a radical one.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; San Francisco Gay Organizations, 1961-1 972; San Francisco Gay Publications, 1961-1 972; Preface; Introduction: Homosexuality and Meaning; 1: The Origins and Values of a Gay Male Public; 2: Sickness and Sin: Gay Men Confront Symbolic Domination; 3: Conflict over the Ends and Means of Gay Counter-Publicity; 4: The Struggle for a Gay Community; 5: The Meaning of Gay Sex: Intimacy, Love, and Friendship; 6: Gay Masculinities; 7: The Meaning of ""Gay""; Conclusion: Meaning, Desire, and the Future of ""Gay""
- Appendix: San Francisco and the United States as Environment, 1961-1972Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786613911803
- 1-283-59935-X
- 0-7391-4471-5
- OCLC:
- 817812565
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