The meaning of gay
Subtitle: interaction, publicity, and community among homosexual men in 1960s San Francisco
By: J. Todd Ormsbee.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739115978; 9780739115985; 9780739144718
Subjects: Gay men -- California -- San Francisco -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Gay men -- California -- San Francisco -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Gay community -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century; Gay culture -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century; San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sickness and sin: gay men confront symbolic domination; title: The origins and values of a gay male public; title: Conflict over the ends and means of gay counter-publicity; title: The struggle for a gay community; title: The meaning of gay sex: intimacy, love, and friendship; title: Gay masculinities; title: The meaning of "gay".