Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940

The award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century

Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed. Called "monumental" (Washington Post), "unassailable" (Boston Globe), "brilliant" (The Nation), and "a first-rate book of history" (The New York Times), Gay New Yorkforever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond.

Author: George Chauncey
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 04/09/2019
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781541699212