Gay men and the sexual history of the political left
By: Gert Hekma, Harry Oosterhuis, James Steakley, editors.
Contributors: Hekma, Gert.; Oosterhuis, Harry.; Steakley, James D.
Publisher: Harrington Park Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
Subjects: Homosexuality -- Political aspects; Gay liberation movement -- History; Gay men -- Political activity; Right and left (Political science)
Description: Explore the development of left-wing sexual politics from the 1830s to the present in Gay Men and the Sexual History of the Political Left. It provides a unique documentation of socialist, anarchist, and communist ambivalence toward homosexuality and of homosexuals' involvement with the radical left wing of the political spectrum.

Chapter authors are internationally recognized scholars who analyze key developments of the attitudes and policies of leftist thinkers, parties, and regimes toward homosexuality in Western Europe, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Simultaneously issued by The Haworth Press, Inc., under the same title, as special issues of Journal of Homosexuality, Volume 29, Numbers 2/3, and Volume 29, Number 4."