Improper Bostonians: Lesbian and Gay History from the Puritans to Playland
A History, Nonfiction, Glbt book. Informative and inspiring read.
A Harvard student expelled for cross-dressing in the early 1600s, 17th-century citizens fined for same-sex cohabitation, touring female impersonators of the nineteenth century, early 20th-century women who passed as men and married other women . . .Surprising, fun, and magnificently illustrated, Improper Bostonians is the first book to depict the last three centuries of gay and lesbian life in Boston - the American city with the longest recognized history of gay and lesbian life - and is the most comprehensive and meticulously researched gay city history ever written.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 212 pages
- ISBN: 9780807079485 / 807079480
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This compilation of photographs and documents from a variety of primary sources explores the history of LGBT Boston from its earliest days to the Stonewall era. Stemming from a display at the Boston Public Library, the book is thus largely visually based, giving only tidbits of information about each person or place or trend. Source... Informative and inspiring read. A great history of gay alesbian peoiple in Massachusetts from the beginning of the colony to publishing date. It would probably be a little boring to people not familiar with Boston as it is a very localized history, but a good history nonetheless, and a great read for those who want to understand why Mass. is the ONLY gay marriage...
