City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves Lesbian and Gay Philadelphia, 1945-1972 / Marc Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, Marc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Gay liberation movement.

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

Lesbians.

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

Gay men.

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

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (478 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

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:

Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Everyday Geographies, 1945 - 1972; 1. Your Place or Mine? : Residential Zones in the ""City of Neighborhoods""; 2. ""No-Man's-Land"" : Commercial Districts in the ""Quaker City""; 3. The Death and Life of Public Space in the ""Private City""; Part Two: Public Cultures, 1945 - 1960; 4. ""The Most Fabulous Faggot in the Land""; 5. The ""Objectionable"" Walt Whitman Bridge; 6. Rizzo's Raiders and Beaten Beats; Part Three: Political Movements, 1960 - 1969; 7. ""Come Out! Come Out! Wherever You Are!"" 1960

8. ""Earnestly Seeking Respectability,"" 1960 - 19639. ""News for 'Queers' and Fiction for 'Perverts,'"" 1963 - 1967; 10. ""The Masculine-Feminine Mystique,"" 1967 - 1969; Part Four: Twin Revolutions? 1969 - 1972; 11. ""Turning Points,"" 1969 - 1970; 12. Gay Liberation in the ""Birthplace of the Nation,"" 1970 - 1971; 13. Radicalesbian Feminism in ""Fillydykia,"" 1971 - 1972; Conclusion: Sexual Pride, Sexual Conservatism; Abbreviations; Notes; Index

Credits:

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

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-441) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439911761

1439911762

OCLC:

966898799

Publisher Number:

2027/heb02837 hdl