Language Before Stonewall : Language, Sexuality, History /

This book explores the linguistic and social practices related to same-sex desires and identities that were widely attested in the USA during the years preceding the police raid on the Stonewall Inn in 1969. The author demonstrates that this language was not a unified or standardized code, but rathe...

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Main Author:	Leap, William L. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality
Subjects:	Sociolinguistics. Historical linguistics. Slang. Gender identity. Queer theory. United States-History. Language and Gender. Language History. Slang and Jargon. Gender and Sexuality. Queer Theory. US History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book