Gay New York Leanne Egan "Is there such a thing

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Gay New York Leanne Egan "Is there such a thingThe "monumental" (The Washington Post), 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 in the closet, where all gay men were isolated, invisible, and ashamed. Based on years of research in diaries, letters, newspaper stories, and police reports, George Chauncey describes the saloons, speakeasies, and streets where queer men gathered;