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The award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed. Called "monumental" (Washington Post) , "unassailable" (Boston Globe) , "brilliant" (Nation) , and "a first-rate book of history" (New York Times) , Gay New York forever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond.



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