Read Online SameSex Affairs Constructing and Controlling Homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest Peter Boag Books
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SameSex Affairs Constructing and Controlling Homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest Peter Boag Books Reviews
- Same-Sex Affairs is a fascinating look at the rise of urban homosexuality in the early 20th Century.
The book is built around the 1912 YMCA Scandal in Portland, Ore., a little known and poorly documented story that dominated newspapers of the day, in particular E.W. Scripps' newspaper, The Portland News.
Using many never-before seen historical documents, this book details the politics and pressures in Progressive Era Portland on the homosexual community. Further, it shows that politics played a far bigger role than sexuality in the scandal.
An academic treatment of this important event, done in the finest fashion, Same-Sex Affairs is a great addition to any library.
