Homintern: How Gay Culture Liberated the Modern World
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300218036 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A too often factually sloppy study Early in his book, in just a few pages, Gregory Woods refers to the "homosexual J. Edgar Hoover." Whether Hoover was gay or not has never been factually ascertained. To state it as a fact goes beyond what is known, relying mostly on gossip and rumor. He lists Virgil Thomson in a group o. Gay Culture in the 20th Century Charlus This magnificent synthesis of the interlocking webs of influence in gay cultural circles, mainly throughout the 20th Century, is an invigorating book to read. Starting with a jeremiad against the various voices proclaiming the existence of insidious gay conspiracies scattered through va. A fascinating read. Randy Tibbits A fascinating read. The author has an astonishing command of sources. I'd highly recommend it for anyone, but especially for anyone interested in the history of the homosexual cultural movement over the last hundred and fifty years.
"Woods is a born storyteller, and he tells the story of the interlocking, international gay and lesbian networks in an unflaggingly lively way. This is a book that needs to be published."—David Bergman, author of The Violet Hour and Gay American Autobiography: Writings from Whitman to Sedaris
Woods shines a revealing light on the diverse, informal networks of gay people in the arts and other creative fields. While providing some defense against dominant heterosexual exclusion, the grouping brought solidarity, celebrated talent, and, in doing so, invigorated the majority culture. Extending from the trials of Oscar Wilde to the gay liberation era, this book examines a period in which increased visibility made acceptance of homosexuality one of the measures of modernity. Uneasily called “the Homintern” (an echo of Lenin’s “Comintern”) by those suspicious of an international homosexual conspiracy, such networks connected gay writers, actors, artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, politicians, and spies. Woods introduces an enormous cast of gifted and extraordinary characters, most of them operating with surprising openness; but also expl