Odd Men out: Male Homosexuality in Britain from Wolfenden to Gay Liberation: Revised and Updated Edition

ISBN-13: 9781526162441 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 336 str.

John-Pierre Joyce;Simon Callow

Opis

Odd men out examines the transformation of homosexual men from 'odd' to 'normal' during the tumultuous decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Using new and original research, John-Pierre Joyce explores contemporary attitudes to gay men and the development of a 'gay' identity. He considers the extent and limits of homosexual repression and liberation, and analyses the dilemmas posed by the emergence of a homosexual 'minority'. Through first-hand interviews and oral histories, Odd men out gives voice to a generation of gay men and sheds new light on a much-neglected aspect of British history. -- .

Spis treści

Introduction Note on Language 1. Huntleys 2. The Doctrine of Saint Wolfenden3. The Germ Inside 4. A Huge Homosexual Kingdom 5. Do I Look Like A Bloody Pansy? 6. A Wind Of Change 7. Its Legal Now Bibliography Index