num_pages: 298
description: From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. A Passion to Preserve explores this authentic and complex dimension of gay men’s lives by profiling early and contemporary preservationists from throughout the United States, highlighting contributions to the larger culture that gays are exceptionally inclined to make.
language: English
title: A Passion to Preserve: Gay Men as Keepers of Culture
titlecomplete: A Passion to Preserve: Gay Men as Keepers of Culture
genres: Heritage Preservation, Preservation, Queer, LGBT, Nonfiction, Gay, Architecture, History
ratings_count: 41
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Studies
publisher: University of Wisconsin Press