Queering the Redneck Riviera : sexuality and the rise of Florida tourism / Jerry T. Watkins III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watkins, Jerry T. III, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Travel--Florida--History.

Gay people.

Tourism--Florida--History.

Tourism.

Gay travelers--Florida--History.

Gay travelers.

Gay people--Travel.

History.

Florida.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 188 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2018]

Summary:

Using oral histories, newspapers, and a variety of other sources this work recovers stories of campy LGBT beach parties, forgotten gay bars, and friendship networks that spanned the South. Gay men, lesbians, and the otherwise queer were an essential part of "The Sunshine State." Placing them at the center of this story exposes the unique interactions of capitalism, tourism, sexuality, and space. More than just a story of repression, this work also seeks to illuminate the fun that could be had on what came to be known as "The USA's Gay Riviera" by the early 1990s.

Contents:

Selling "The Sunshine State"

Queer circulation and the economics of a moral panic

Cruising and boundary crossing

Drinkin' and carryin' on in search of community

Emma Jones: Queering the Fourth of July

From Redneck to Gay Riviera.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813056913

0813056918

OCLC:

1004424838