Title: The Gilded Age Construction of American Homophobia
First published: 2003
Description: This book is an analysis of the negative response to the discovery of the homosexual in late 19th century America. It investigates the responses of the emergent medical community to this problem, and concludes with a discussion of how the negative reception of the homosexual impacted the future social conception of gay men and women.
Subjects: Homosexuality, Public opinion, Social conditions, Homophobia, Sexology, History, United states, social life and customs, Homoseksualiteit, Homofobie, Artsen, Homosexuel, Homosexualité, Homophobie, 19e siècle, Histoire, Opinion publique, Soziale Situation, Homosexualität, Öffentliche Meinung
Places: United States
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: HQ