Up from invisibility : lesbians, gay men, and the media in America /
Gross traces the relation of lesbians and gays to the media and astutely points to the latters lingering inability to embrace the complex reality of gay identity. He notes the victories, like the opening of the first gay bookstore in the country or the transformation of "The Advocate" from...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2001]
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| Series: | Between men--between women.
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| Summary: | Gross traces the relation of lesbians and gays to the media and astutely points to the latters lingering inability to embrace the complex reality of gay identity. He notes the victories, like the opening of the first gay bookstore in the country or the transformation of "The Advocate" from a small newsletter to the first commercial gay paper, but also questions some dubious milestones, like the first lesbian kiss on network television "(LA Law)." |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 295 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231119526 9780231119528 0231119534 9780231119535 |