Gay Bar: The Fabulous, True Story of a Daring Woman and Her Boys in the 1950s

Will Fellows and Helen P. Branson. 2010. 166p. University of Wisconsin Press.

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91´«Ã½

At a time when laws barred gays from meeting in bars, a straight woman in her 60s provided a gay haven in her Los Angeles tavern for nine years and published a supportive book about her "boys" in 1957; this book expands the original publication with a gay historical perspective on the 1950s.

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ISBN:

978-0-2992485-0-5

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Over the Rainbow Project book list

91´«Ã½

The Over the Rainbow Book List (OTR) is a committee of the Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). OTR creates an annual, annotated bibliography of books for general adult readers aged 18 years or older that have commendable literary quality and significant, authentic lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQIA+) content.

2017 - Selection(s)