Growing Up Before Stonewall - Life Stories Of Some Gay Men

This book tells the stories of 11 American gay men who tried to make sense of their identities in the years before the modern gay movement began. In their own words, these men recollect fascinating accounts of what it was like negotiate their desires within a social and psychological context in which homosexuality was marginalized. The editors carefully situate the lifestories in US culture before Stonewall and skillfully raises the issues and problems in presenting such stories.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I Growing up before Stonewall; Chapter 1 The social and political climate for gay men; Chapter 2 Interview with Morris Kight; Chapter 3 Gay men and psychiatry; Chapter 4 Interview with Judd Marmor, M.D.; Part II Life stories of some gay men; Chapter 5 An introduction to the interviews; Chapter 6 Andrew; Chapter 7 Bennett; Chapter 8 Carl; Chapter 9 Danny; Chapter 10 Ed; Chapter 11 Frank; Chapter 12 George and Harold; Chapter 13 Jim; Chapter 14 Kevin; Chapter 15 Louis;

About the author

Peter M. Nardi Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College, Claremont, California.,
David anders Emeritus Attending Psychiatrist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles.,
Judd Marmor- Franz Alexander Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Southern California and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Summary

Growing Up Before Stonewall tells the stories of 11 American gay men who tried to make sense of their identities in the years before the modern gay movement began. The editors situate these lifestories in US culture before Stonewall.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Nardi
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.1994
• EAN: 9780415101516
• ISBN: 978-0-415-10151-6
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Gender studies, gender groups, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Gay Studies (Gay Men), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), LGBTQ+ Studies / topics