Boyd, Nan Alamilla, 1963-

Wide-open town : a history of queer San Francisco to 1965 / Nan Alamilla Boyd. - 340 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Originally published: 2003. Includes index.

Introduction : San Francisco was a wide-open town -- History / José Sarria -- Transgender and gay male cultures from the 1890s through the 1960s -- Oral history / Reba Hudson -- Lesbian space, lesbian territory : San Francisco's North Beach district, 1933-1954 -- Oral history / Joe Baron -- Policing queers in the 1940s and 1950s : harassment, prosecution, and the legal defense of gay bars -- Oral history / Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon -- A queer ladder of social mobility : San Francisco's homophile movements, 1953-1960 -- Oral history / George Mendenhall -- Queer cooperation and resistance : a gay and lesbian movement comes together in the 1960s -- Conclusion : marketing a queer San Francisco -- Appendix A. Map of North Beach queer bars and restaurants, 1933-1965 -- Appendix B. List of interviewees -- Notes.

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Gays--History--California--San Francisco

HQ76.3.U52 / .S2635 2003

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