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A queer history of the United States / Michael Bronski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bronski, Michael., Author.
- Series:
- Revisioning American history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homosexuality--United States--History.
- Homosexuality.
- Gay people--United States--History.
- Gay people.
- Homosexuality--United States--Miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 287 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : Beacon Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A Queer History of the United States abounds with startling examples of unknown or often ignored aspects of American history-the ineffectiveness of sodomy laws in the colonies, the prevalence of cross-dressing women soldiers in the Civil War, the impact of new technologies on LGBT life in the nineteenth century, and how rock music and popular culture were, in large part, responsible for the devastating backlash against gay rights in the late 1970s. Most striking, Bronski documents how, over centuries, various incarnations of social purity movements have consistently attempted to regulate all sexuality, including fantasies, masturbation, and queer sex. Resisting these efforts, same-sex desire flourished and helped make America what it is today.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 28, 2014).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 244) and index.
- OCLC:
- 759509366
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