Art and sex in Greenwich Village gay literary life after Stonewall Picano, Felice 1944- creator author. text biography History. nyu 2007 First Carroll & Graf edition. monographic eng print 265 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm Almost a decade after the Stonewall rebellion lit the political fuse of gay liberation in 1969, its impact on the arts remained minimal. While a handful of gay plays and films and a small number of gay-themed novels were available, few of these reflected the new post-Stonewall out-of-the-closet realities. Then in 1977, three small, all-gay presses formed, which all came together in 1981 to form Gay Presses of New York--not only was it the most successful gay press of its day, but the founders had made their move at the right time and place. GPNy played a vital role in the growth of what is now gay culture, consisting of bookstores, magazines, newspapers, theater companies, and art galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Here is an insider's account of the rise of contemporary gay culture.--From publisher description. Felice Picano. 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 signed by the author. n-us--- n-us-ny Gay press United States History 20th century Gay press publications United States History Gays' writings, American Homosexuality and literature Gay liberation movement United States History Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs 20th century Gay liberation movement Gay press Gay press publications Gays' writings, American Homosexuality and literature United States 1900-1999 fast HQ76.95.U5 P53 2007 809.93 H76, P585a Art and sex in Greenwich Village Picano, Felice, 1944- New York : Carroll & Graf, 2007 1st Carroll & Graf ed. (OCoLC)647636913 0786718137 9780786718139 OCO 070618 20181009122925.0 in00002259216 eng