Letters to One - Gay and Lesbian Voices from the 1950s and 1960s

Informationen zum Autor Craig M. Loftin is Lecturer in American Studies at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of Masked Voices: Gay Men and Lesbians in Cold War America , also published by SUNY Press. Klappentext Collection of letters written to the first openly gay magazine in the United States Long before the Stonewall riots, ONE magazinethe first openly gay magazine in the United Statesoffered a positive viewpoint of homosexuality and encouraged gay people to resist discrimination and persecution. Despite a limited monthly circulation of only a few thousand, the magazine influenced the substance, character, and tone of the early American gay rights movement. This book is a collection of letters written to the magazine, a small number of which were published in ONE, but most of them were not. The letters candidly explore issues such as police harassment of gay and lesbian communities, antigay job purges, and the philosophical, scientific, and religious meanings of homosexuality.

About the author

Craig M. Loftin is Lecturer in American Studies at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of Masked Voices: Gay Men and Lesbians in Cold War America, also published by SUNY Press.Craig M. Loftin is Lecturer in American Studies at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of Masked Voices: Gay Men and Lesbians in Cold War America, also published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Craig M. Loftin, Craig M. (EDT) Loftin
• Assisted by: Craig M. Loftin (Editor), Loftin Craig M. (Editor), Loftin Craig M. (Introduction)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2012
• EAN: 9781438442976
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-4297-6
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Suny Queer Politics and Cultur; SUNY series in Queer Politics and Cultures
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Relating to lesbians, History of the Americas, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Relating to gay people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics