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sexuality, citizenship, and community in Provincetown
"Based on over six years of fieldwork, The Courage to Connect traces the transformation of the well-known Cape Cod community of Provincetown from its nineteenth-century origins as a Portuguese fishing town to its present status as a welcoming, sexually diverse tourist enclave." "In this book Sandra L. Faiman-Silva examines the history of the Portuguese ethnic community and the local economy, as well as the ways that gay and straight cultures intersect in areas such as public education, local government, and the police. Using queer and critical culture theory to analyze day-to-day local encounters, she lays bare the roots of social conflicts and shows how they can be resolved."--Jacket.
Provincetown History as Diversity -- Portuguese Ethnics: Reinventing Traditions -- Socioeconomic Transitions: From Fishing to a Pink Economy -- Mainstreaming Diversity: Community Life as Lived -- "We're Here, We're Queer! Get Used to It!" Gay/Bi/Les/Trans--from Margin to Center -- The Politics of Citizenship: Police-Community Relations -- A Culture of Resistance in Provincetown's Schools -- Encountering Queer Sexualities: Dealing with Difference -- Learning to Connect, Loving the Connection: Lessons from Provincetown -- Provincetown Human Rights Resolution -- Provincetown Hate Crimes Resolution -- Domestic Partnership Bylaw, 1993 -- Certificate of Domestic Partnership -- Provincetown Police Department Values.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy is inscribed by the author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index.