{"id":17390,"date":"2020-02-19T03:37:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T03:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=17390"},"modified":"2020-02-19T03:37:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T03:37:45","slug":"straight-news-by-edward-alwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/straight-news-by-edward-alwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Straight News by Edward Alwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Straight News<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Gays, Lesbians, and the News Media<\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Edward Alwood<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From the flurry of reportage on alleged sexual depravity in the 1950s, to the greater sensitivity of the media toward the AIDS epidemic, Straight News traces the stories that made the cut and the changing attitudes toward gay issues. 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