Wide-open town : a history of queer San Francisco to 1965 /
Traces the history of gay men and lesbians in San Francisco, from the turn of the century, when queer bars emerged in San Francisco's tourist districts, to 1965, when a raid on a drag ball energized the gay community. Includes excerpts from oral histories of lesbians and gay men who have lived...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2003]
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| Summary: | Traces the history of gay men and lesbians in San Francisco, from the turn of the century, when queer bars emerged in San Francisco's tourist districts, to 1965, when a raid on a drag ball energized the gay community. Includes excerpts from oral histories of lesbians and gay men who have lived in San Francisco since the 1930s. |
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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: | xii, 321 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-302) index. |
| ISBN: | 0520204158 9780520204157 0520244745 9780520244740 |