Gay Bar
Vivacious, unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a gay bar in Los Angeles in the 1950s—America’s most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety, and fun she found among ho...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| 格式: | Online |
| 语言: | 英语 |
| 出版: |
The University of Wisconsin Press
2023
|
| 主题: | |
| 在线阅读: | ONIX_20230727_9780299248598_61 |
| 标签: |
没有标签, 成为第一个标记此记录!
|
| _version_ | 1869530062813921280 |
|---|---|
| author | Fellows, Will Branson, Helen P. |
| author_browse | Branson, Helen P. Fellows, Will |
| author_facet | Fellows, Will Branson, Helen P. |
| author_sort | Fellows, Will |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | Vivacious, unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a gay bar in Los Angeles in the 1950s—America’s most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety, and fun she found among homosexual men. Enjoying their companionship and deploring their plight, she gave her gay friends a place to socialize. Though at the time California statutes prohibited homosexuals from gathering in bars, Helen’s place was relaxed, suave, and remarkably safe from police raids and other anti-homosexual hazards. In 1957 she published her extraordinary memoir Gay Bar, the first book by a heterosexual to depict the lives of homosexuals with admiration, respect, and love. In this new edition of Gay Bar, Will Fellows interweaves Branson’s chapters with historical perspective provided through his own insightful commentary and excerpts gleaned from letters and essays appearing in gay publications of the period. Also included is the original introduction to the book by maverick 1950s psychiatrist Blanche Baker. The eclectic selection of voices gives the flavor of American life in that extraordinary age of anxiety, revealing how gay men saw themselves and their circumstances, and how others perceived them. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-111762 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publishDateRange | 2023 |
| publishDateSort | 2023 |
| publisher | The University of Wisconsin Press |
| publisherStr | The University of Wisconsin Press |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1117622025-07-17T10:01:27Z Gay Bar Fellows, Will Branson, Helen P. European studies Cultural studies American studies Biography and letters Gay and lesbian studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups Vivacious, unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a gay bar in Los Angeles in the 1950s—America’s most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety, and fun she found among homosexual men. Enjoying their companionship and deploring their plight, she gave her gay friends a place to socialize. Though at the time California statutes prohibited homosexuals from gathering in bars, Helen’s place was relaxed, suave, and remarkably safe from police raids and other anti-homosexual hazards. In 1957 she published her extraordinary memoir Gay Bar, the first book by a heterosexual to depict the lives of homosexuals with admiration, respect, and love. In this new edition of Gay Bar, Will Fellows interweaves Branson’s chapters with historical perspective provided through his own insightful commentary and excerpts gleaned from letters and essays appearing in gay publications of the period. Also included is the original introduction to the book by maverick 1950s psychiatrist Blanche Baker. The eclectic selection of voices gives the flavor of American life in that extraordinary age of anxiety, revealing how gay men saw themselves and their circumstances, and how others perceived them. 2023-08-05T04:22:31Z 2023-08-05T04:22:31Z 2023-07-27T13:59:38Z 2010 book ONIX_20230727_9780299248598_61 OCN: 667274211 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/64170 9780299248598 9780299248505 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/111762 eng open access image/png image/png image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/64170/2/9780299248598.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/64170/14/9780299248598.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/64170/13/9780299248598.pdf The University of Wisconsin Press 10.3368/APPL1440 10.3368/APPL1440 0903fbdc-d1cf-46d4-b7a2-4f5a4f15db4f Big Ten Academic Alliance b5941080-3f20-4864-95c6-753acff7c9f4 9780299248598 9780299248505 Big Ten Open Books Madison [...] Big Ten Open Books open access |
| spellingShingle | European studies Cultural studies American studies Biography and letters Gay and lesbian studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups Fellows, Will Branson, Helen P. Gay Bar |
| title | Gay Bar |
| title_full | Gay Bar |
| title_fullStr | Gay Bar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gay Bar |
| title_short | Gay Bar |
| title_sort | gay bar |
| topic | European studies Cultural studies American studies Biography and letters Gay and lesbian studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups |
| topic_facet | European studies Cultural studies American studies Biography and letters Gay and lesbian studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups |
| url | ONIX_20230727_9780299248598_61 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fellowswill gaybar AT bransonhelenp gaybar |