City of sisterly and brotherly loves : lesbian and gay Philadelphia, 1945-1972 / Marc Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, Marc, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay men--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Gay men.

Lesbians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Lesbians.

Gay liberation movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Gay liberation movement.

History.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Social conditions.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 461 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2004]

Language Note:

English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Marc Stein's City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves is refreshing for at least two reasons: it centers on a city that is not generally associated with a vibrant gay and lesbian culture, and it shows that a community was forming long before the Stonewall rebellion. In this lively and well received book, Marc Stein brings to life the neighborhood bars and clubs where people gathered and the political issues that rallied the community. He reminds us that Philadelphians were leaders in the national gay and lesbian movement and, in doing so, suggests that New York and San Francisco have for too long.

Contents:

Your place or mine? : residential zones in the "city of neighborhoods"

"No-man's land" : commercial districts in the "Quaker city"

The death and life of public space in the "private city"

"The most fabulous faggot in the land"

The "objectionable" Walt Whitman bridge

Rizzo's raiders and beaten beats

"Come out! Come out! Wherever your are!" : 1960

"Earnestly seeking respectability" : 1960-1963

"News for 'queers' and fiction for 'perverts'" : 1963-1967

"The masculine-feminine mystique" : 1967-1969

"Turning points" : 1969-1970

Gay liberation in the "birthplace of the nation" : 1970-1971

Radicalesbian feminism in "Fillydykia" : 1971-1972.

Notes:

Originally published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000, in series: Chicago series on sexuality, history, and society.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-441) and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Stein, Marc. City of sisterly and brotherly loves

ISBN:

9781439911761

1439911762

OCLC:

899497309

Publisher Number:

10.2307/j.ctt1bw1jj8

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.