"Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country's history before the modern gay rights movement really got underway. Because much of what Gerassi wrote about persists in today's struggles over gay and lesbian issues, his book still has much to tell us about how contemporary society reacts to, and misunderstands, homosexuality."--Peter Boag
On the morning of November 2, 1955, the people of Boise, Idaho, were stunned by a...
"Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's ...
"The product of rigorous research and thinking, "Same-Sex Affairs assesses the shifting meanings of homosexuality for different classes of gay men, and for "mainstream" society, between 1890 and 1930. While establishing that the Northwest provided a distinctive context for constructions of male, same-sex sex, Boag also uses evidence from the region to refine understandings of the practice and significance of homosexuality at the national level. "Same-Sex Affairs makes important contributions to the history of both the western United States and modern American sexuality."--John Findlay, author...
"The product of rigorous research and thinking, "Same-Sex Affairs assesses the shifting meanings of homosexuality for different classes of gay men, an...
