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Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians
Winner:Lambda Literary Award -Nonfiction (2006)
Winner:Lambda Literary Award -Arts & Culture (2006)
The exhortation to "Go West!" has always had a strong hold on the American imagination. But for the gays, lesbians, and transgendered people who have moved to L.A. over the past two centuries, the City of Angels has offered a special home -- which, in turn, gave rise to one of the most influential gay cultures in the world. Drawing upon untouched archives of documents and photographs and over 200 new interviews, Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons chart L.A.'s unique gay history, from the first missionary encounters with Native American cross-gendered "two spirits" to cross-dressing frontier women in search of their fortunes; from the bohemian freedom of early Hollywood to the explosion of gay life during World War II to the underground radicalism sparked by the 1950s blacklist; from the 1960s gay liberation movement to the creation of gay marketing in the 1990s. Faderman and Timmons show how geography, economic opportunity, and a constant influx of new people created a city that was more compatible to gay life than any other in America. Combining broad historical scope with deftly wrought stories of real people, from the Hollywood sound stage to the barrio, Gay L.A. is American social history at its best.
Book Details
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publish Date: Oct 3rd, 2006
- Pages: 464
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.30in - 6.46in - 1.31in - 1.70lb
- EAN: 9780465022885
- Categories: • LGBTQ+ Studies - Gay Studies• LGBTQ+ Studies - Lesbian Studies• United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
About the Author
Lillian Faderman is the award-winning author of numerous books on lesbian/gay history, including Surpassing the Love of Men and Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers, which were both named among the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her book, Naked in the Promised Land, received the Judy Grahn Award for nonfiction, and a Lambda Literary Award for memoir. She also has been given several "lifetime achievement awards" for gay/lesbian scholarship, including the Paul Monette/Rogler Horwitz Award, Yale University's James Brudner Award, and the Publishing Triangle's Bill Whitehead Award. She lives in California.
Stuart Timmons' The Trouble with Harry Hay, chronicled a century of gay life in Los Angeles, and became a Book of the Month Club selection. He has covered gay politics and culture from theater to AIDS, as well as reported on education, environmental, and other topics. His work has appeared in papers such as LA Weekly, the Advocate, Frontiers, Vibe, and Spin and his short stories have appeared in various anthologies.
Praise for this book
"Well-documented, fascinating, and controversial."
"A remarkable social history." -- Susan Brownmiller
"One of the most significant contributions yet made to feminist literature."
"Instructive and humane...a powerful summons to conscience." -- Carolyn Heilbrun
"Reverberates with the powerful voices of people speaking for themselves...a moving narrative."
"Remarkable for its rediscovering of text and also for its study of feelings that we no longer find in our societies." -- Michel Foucault
"Compelling.... Poignant and moving, full of facts and wonderful details that readers may not have encountered, things that are a pleasure to learn and seem important to know." -- Francine Prose