City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves
Subtitle: Lesbian and Gay Philadelphia, 1945-1972 (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: June 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780226771793
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Lesbian Studies; Social history; c 1945 to c 1960; c 1960 to c 1970; Homosexuality; Pennsylvania - Local History; Social Science; Gender Studies; Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction; Gay Studies; United States - State & Local - General; Social Science / Lesbian Studies; 20th century; Gay liberation movement; Gay men; History; Lesbians; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia
First sentence: In 1945, Philadelphia, with two million residents, was the third largest city in the United States.
Description: "Marc Stein takes an in-depth look at Philadelphia from the 1940s to the 1970s. What he finds is a city of vibrant lesbian and gay households, neighborhoods, commercial establishments, public cultures, and political groups. In doing so, Stein shatters the myth that lesbian and gay history began with the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City and challenges the notion that only New York and San Francisco featured major lesbian and gay communities in the pre-Stonewall era.".

"Stein takes us on a tour through Philadelphia's bars, clubs, restaurants, bookstores, parks, and parades where lesbian and gay cultures thrived. We learn about the scientific experts, religious leaders, public officials, and journalists who attacked and ignored same-sex sexualities. And we read about the courageous people who fought back with strategies of everyday resistance and organized political activism."--BOOK JACKET.