LCC
HQ75.6.U5N49 1993
Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Boston : Beacon Press, ©1993.
Description
Esther Newton tells the story of Cherry Grove, the popular gay and lesbian resort community off of Long Island. Newton discusses the importance of camp, gay theater and the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality in America's first gay and lesbian town.
Subjects
Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 1993)
Ruth Benedict Prize (Winner — 1994)
Language
Original publication date
1993
Physical description
xiii, 378 p.; 24 inches
ISBN
080707926X / 9780807079263
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