Secret city : the hidden history of gay Washington /

Secret city : the hidden history of gay Washington /

For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a person might be gay destroyed reputations, ended careers and ruined lives. At the height of the Cold War, fear of homosexuality became intertwined with the growing threat of international communism, leading to a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kirchick, James (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2022].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Homophobia > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Heterosexism > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Gays > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Comrades
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • Harry Truman
  • Dwight Eisenhower
  • John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Richard Nixon
  • Gerald Ford
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Ronald Reagan
  • George H.W. Bush
  • Bill Clinton
  • Conclusion: The gay century.