Queering the Redneck Riviera
Subtitle: Sexuality and the Rise of Florida Tourism
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: Apr 24, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780813056913
Description: Using oral histories, newspapers, and a variety of other sources this work recovers stories of campy LGBT beach parties, forgotten gay bars, and friendship networks that spanned the South. Gay men, lesbians, and the otherwise queer were an essential part of "The Sunshine State." Placing them at the center of this story exposes the unique interactions of capitalism, tourism, sexuality, and space. More than just a story of repression, this work also seeks to illuminate the fun that could be had on what came to be known as "The USA's Gay Riviera" by the early 1990s.
Notes: Source title: Queering the Redneck Riviera: Sexuality and the Rise of Florida Tourism