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Same-Sex Unions In Premodern Europe by John Boswell

John Boswell | Same-Sex Unions In Premodern Europe | Both highly praised and intensely controversial, this brilliant book produces dramatic evidence that at one time the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox chu

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Cherry Grove, Fire Island by Esther Newton

Esther Newton | Cherry Grove, Fire Island | Recounts the history of Cherry Grove, from the 1930s to the present, including interviews with residents who describe the struggles, the partying, and

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The Portable Queer: Secrets and Scandals by Erin McHugh

Erin McHugh | The Portable Queer: Secrets and Scandals | ‘Delectable tidbits, quotable quotes, eye-popping revelations, dastardly deeds, heroic tales, and much to vibrate your funny bone. . . . Erin McHugh i

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Disturbing Practices by Laura Doan

Laura Doan | Disturbing Practices | For decades, the history of sexuality has been a multidisciplinary project serving competing agendas. Lesbian, gay, and queer scholars have produced p

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Street Seen by Clive Faro; Garry Wotherspoon

Clive Faro; Garry Wotherspoon | Street Seen | A lavishly illustrated and thoroughly researched history of one of Australia’s most well-known streets, this is both a serious historical study and co

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Dear Sammy by Gertrude Stein; Samuel M. Steward; Alice B. Toklas

Gertrude Stein; Samuel M. Steward; Alice B. Toklas | Dear Sammy | Letters to Steward from the famous expatriate pair, dating from the 1930s through 1966, reflect a true friendship among the correspondents, the striki

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Queer Identities And Politics In Germany by Clayton J. Whisnant

Clayton J. Whisnant | Queer Identities And Politics In Germany | Germany in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed key developments in LGBT history, including the growth of the world’s first hom

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A Queer Thing Happened To America by Michael L. Brown

Michael L. Brown | A Queer Thing Happened To America | Forty years ago, most Americans said they didn’t know anyone who was homosexual and claimed to know little or nothing about homosexuality. Today, ther

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Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones by James T. Sears

James T. Sears | Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones | In the decade following the 1969 clashes at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, the emergence of communities among Southern lesbians, bisexuals, g

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Sapphistries by Leila J. Rupp

Leila J. Rupp | Sapphistries | From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with