LGBT History


Transgender History
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community
Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
A Queer History of the United States (ReVisioning American History)
Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two
Stonewall
The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps
The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government
The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies
The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America
Stone Butch Blues
The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America
The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Terrence McNally
Mary: What are you teaching Him at that public high school of yours, Mrs. McElroy? Joshua: She's teaching Me that this town is the armpit of Western civilization. ...more
Terrence McNally, Corpus Christi

Gayla Turner
Ella warned Ruby, "Let me tell you, the life lead is not an easy one. There are many dangers in the world for us - it's dangerous if other people find out because of what they might do to us. Some will want to hurt us or put us into mental institutions. Some will want to get rid of us altogether. Others will try to 'cure' us by forcing us into marriage, thinking that all we need is a 'good man.' Let me assure you, sweet lady, there is no cure for what ails us, because we are not ill. ...more
Gayla Turner, Don't You Dare: Uncovering Lost Love

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