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This is the first narrative history to consider signal moments, general trends, and the multiple meanings of 'gay identity' in the United States from World War I to the AIDS era. An award-winning writer combines history and anecdotes, politics and theory, to reveal the personalities and textures of a largely unknown culture.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: John Loughery
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