Hardcover, 496 pages
English language
Published May 8, 1994 by Basic Books.
Gay New York
Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940
4 stars
(4 reviews)
The award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century. Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed. Called "monumental" (Washington Post), "unassailable" (Boston Globe), "brilliant" (The Nation), and "a first-rate book of history" (The New York Times), Gay New York forever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond.
Subjects
- Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
- Homosexuality, Male -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century