States of desire : travels in gay America

This volume gives a city by city description of the way homosexual men lived in the late 1970s. The author weaves a vivid tapestry of people and places as he presents the pros and cons of such issues as gay radicalism, the "urban gay renaissance" and the much discussed gay penchant for hedonism and sexual extremism. Above all, he shows the remarkable possibilities for the gay lifestyle. The author tells what goes on behind the glittering surface of fashionable nightspots and glamorous resorts. But he also shows us gay engineers, gay computer experts, and gay cowboys; this is a look at a vast world never before documented. By introducing the reader to a wide variety of gay people, this book provides new insights into what it means to be gay in America.… (more)