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A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington D.C.

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Rooted in extensive archival research and personal interviews, A Queer Capital is the primary history of LGBT life within the nation’s capital. Revealing a vibrant past that dates back more than 125 years, the book explores how lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals established spaces of their very own before and after World War II, survived one of the harshest anti-gay campaigns within the U.S., and organized to demand equal remedy. Telling the stories of black and white gay communities and individuals, Genny Beemyn shows how race, gender, and class shaped the construction of gay social worlds in a racially segregated city.

From the turn of the 20 th century in the course of the 1980s, Beemyn explores the experiences of gay people in Washington, showing how they created their very own communities, fought for their rights, and, within the process, helped to switch the rustic. Combining wealthy personal stories with keen historical analysis, A Queer Capital provides insights into LGBT life, the history of Washington, D.C., and African American life and culture within the twentieth century.


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