LGBT history 1421393 226030032 2008-07-16T14:47:50Z 87.154.0.103 /* Ancient Greece and Rome */ [[Image:Gay Liberation Monument-New York City-2006.jpg|thumb|[[Gay Liberation]] monument in [[New York City]]]] '''LGBT history''' refers to the [[history]] of [[lesbian]], [[Gay (term)|gay]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]], and [[transgender]] peoples and cultures around the world, dating back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality of [[Ancient history|ancient civilizations]]. What survives of many centuries' persecution -- resulting in shame, suppression, and secrecy -- has only recently been pursued and interwoven into historical narrative. A handful of countries, the first in 1994, have regularly celebrated an [[LGBT History Month]]. == Ancient history == {{seealso|Timeline of LGBT history}} Among historical figures, some were recorded as having relations with others of their own sex — exclusively or together with opposite-sex relations — while others were recorded as only having relations with the opposite sex. However, there are instances of same-sex love and sexuality within almost all ancient civilizations. Additionally, Transgender and [[third sex]] peoples have been recorded in almost all cultures across human history. === Ancient Greece and Rome === : ''Main articles: [[Pederasty in Ancient Greece]] and [[Homosexuality in Ancient Rome]]'' The earliest documents concerning same-sex [[Pederasty|pederastic relationships]] come from [[Ancient Greece]]. Such relationships did not replace marriage between man and woman, but occurred before and beside it. A mature man would usually not have a mature male mate (exceptions aside, such as [[Alexander the Great]]) but he would be the ''[[erastes]]'' (lover) to a young ''[[eromenos]]'' (loved one). The ideal held that both partners would be inspired by love symbolized by [[Eros (mythology)|Eros]], the erastes unselfishly providing education, guidance, and appropriate gifts to his eromenos, who became his devoted pupil and assistant, while the sexuality remained short of penetrative acts. The hoped for result was the mutual improvement of both erastes and eromenos, each doing his best to excel in order to be worthy of the other. Relationships often fell short of the ideal, as some men merely used the boys sexually and then dumped them when their beauty faded, while others would contract with boys, paying them for their company and sexual services. Such behaviors, however, were regarded as uncultured and brutal. Boys also were often blamed for being cruel to their lovers, or for demanding money. [[Kenneth J. Dover]], followed by [[Michel Foucault]] and [[Halperin]], assumed that it was considered improper for the eromenos to feel desire, as that would not be masculine. However, Dover's claim has been questioned in light of evidence of love poetry which suggests a more emotional connection than earlier researchers liked to acknowledge. Some research has shown that ancient Greeks believed semen, more specifically sperm, to be the source of knowledge, and that these relationships served to pass wisdom on from the erastes to the eromenos within society.<ref>{{cite book |last=Vanggaard |first=Thorkil | title=Phallos. A Symbol and its History in the Male World | publisher=New York: International Universities Press, Inc. | date=[[1972]] | language=English | id = ISBN 978-0823681921}}</ref> In [[Ancient Greece]] and [[Phrygia]], the Goddess [[Cybele]] was worshiped by a cult of people who castrated themselves, and thereafter took female dress and referred to themselves as female.<ref name="Califia">[[Patrick Califia|Califia, Patrick]] (2003) ''Sex Changes The Politics of Transgenderism'',[[Cleis Press]] INC., California, [[ISDN]] 1-57344-180-5</ref><ref name="Banjamin">[[Harry Benjamin|Benjamin, H.]] (1966). The Transsexual Phenomenon. Julian Press: New York</ref> These early transsexual figures have also been referred to as early gay role models by several authors.<ref name="Evans">[[Arthur Evans|Evans, Arthur.]] (1978) ''Witchraft and Gay counterculture,'' [[Boston]]: Fag Rag Books</ref><ref name="Conner">[[Randy Conner|Conner, R.]] (1993) ''Blossom of Bone'' [[San Francisco]], Harper</ref> On the legal situation in Ancient Rome, see [[Lex Scantinia]] and the [[Sodomy#Justinian_I_and_Byzantine_power_politics_of_late_antiquity|legislations of Justinian I]]. === Ancient China and Japan === Homosexuality has been acknowledged in China since ancient times. Scholar Pan Guangdan (潘光旦) came to the conclusion that nearly every emperor in the [[Han Dynasty]] had one or more [[catamite|male sex partners]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} There are also descriptions of [[lesbian]]s in some history books. It is believed homosexuality was popular in the [[Song dynasty|Song]], [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] and [[Qing dynasty|Qing]] dynasties. Chinese homosexuals did not experience high-profile persecution as compared with that which was received by homosexuals in Europe during the [[Middle Ages]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Same-sex love was celebrated in [[Chinese art]], many examples of which have survived the book burnings of the [[Cultural Revolution]]. Though no large statues are known to still exist, many hand scrolls and [[Chinese painting|paintings]] on silk can be found in private collections.[http://www.androphile.org/preview/Museum/China/NEWindex.htm] In Japan, several [[Heian period|Heian]] diaries which contain references to homosexual acts exist as well. Some of these also contain references to emperors involved in homosexual relationships and to "handsome boys retained for sexual purposes"{{Fact|date=February 2007}} by emperors. In other literary works can be found references to what Leupp has called "problems of gender identity",{{Fact|date=February 2007}} such as the story of a youth's [[falling in love]] with a girl who is actually a [[cross-dressing]] male. Japanese [[shunga]] are erotic pictures which include same-sex and opposite-sex love. ===South Asia=== In [[South Asia]] the ''[[Hijra (South Asia)|Hijra]]'' are a caste of third-gender, or transgender group who live a feminine role. Hijra may be born male or [[intersex]]ed, and some may have been born female. Such third gender roles have been documented in south Asia since antiquity{{Fact|mar07|date=March 2007}}, and acknowledged in [[Vedic culture]], [[Hinduism]] and in royal [[Islamic]] courts. == The Middle Ages == Same-sex scholarly 'empires of the mind' were common in medieval Arabic and Hebrew cultures, as seen in their poetry on same-sex love. According to [[John Boswell (historian)|John Boswell]], author of ''Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality'' (New Haven: [[Yale University Press]], 1980), there were same-sex Christian monastic communities and other [[religious order]]s in which homosexuality thrived. According to Chauncey et al (1989), the book "offered a revolutionary interpretation of the [[Western culture|Western tradition]], arguing that [[Roman Catholic Church|the Roman Catholic Church]] had not condemned [[Homosexuality|gay people]] throughout its history, but rather, at least until the twelfth century, had alternately envinced no special concern about homosexuality or actually celebrated love between men." Boswell was also the author of ''Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe'' (New York: Villard, 1994) in which he argues that the ''adelphopoiia'' liturgy was evidence that attitude of the [[Christianity|Christian]] church towards homosexuality has changed over time, and that [[Early Christianity|early Christians]] did on occasion accept same-sex relationships. [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/index-bos.html] Unnamed critics dispute Boswell's findings and scholarly rigor.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} <!-- Need to add reference to the englishman who lived as a woman, in French courts, and had an insurance and court battle over whetethr she was male or female ~~~~ --> Bennett and Froide, in "Singlewomen in the European Past", note: "Other singlewomen found emotional comfort and [[Sexual arousal|sexual pleasure]] with women. The history of same-sex relations between women in medieval and early modern Europe is exceedingly difficult to study, but there can be no doubt of its existence. Church leaders worried about lesbian sex; women expressed, practiced, and were sometimes imprisoned or even executed for same-sex love; and some women cross-dressed in order to live with other women as married couples." They go on to note that even the seemingly modern word "lesbian" has been traced back as far as 1732, and discuss lesbian subcultures, but add, "Nevertheless, we certainly should not equate the single state with lesbian practices." While same-sex relationships among men were highly documented and condemned, "Moral theologans did not pay much attention to the question of what we would today call lesbian sex, perhaps because anything that did not involve a phallus did not fall within the bounds of their understanding of the sexual ... Some legislation against lesbian relations can be adduced for the period ... mainly <nowiki>involving</nowiki> the use of "instruments," in other words, [[dildo]]es."<ref>{{cite book| title=Singlewomen in the European Past| authorlink=Judith M. Bennett and Amy M. Froide| date=1999| Publisher=University Pennsylvania Press| pages=10-11, 128}}</ref> ==Pre-Contact North America== Prior to western contact, many [[Native Americans in the United States|American Native]] tribes had [[third-gender]] roles.<ref name="Califia" /> These include "[[Berdache]]s" (a derogatory term for Genetic males who assumed a feminine role) and "Passing women" (genetic females who took on a masculine role). The term Berdache is not a Native American word; rather it was a European definition covering a range of third-gender people in different tribes. Not all Native American tribes had Transgender people.<ref name="Katz">[[Jonathan Katz|Katz, J.]] (1976) ''Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A.'' New York: [[Thomas Y. Crowell]] Company</ref> <Ref name="Williams"/> One female-born [[Mohave]] berdache (known as a ''hwame'') is known to have been murdered. Sahaykwisa told other Mohaves that he had been turned into a man by white man's magic, and took several female lovers. Sahaykwisa was raped, and later murdered by a group of men.<ref name="Califia"/><ref Name="Williams">[[Walter Williams|Williams, Walter L.]], (1986) ''The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture'', [[Boston]]: Beacon Press</ref> Katz<ref name="Katz"/> puts forth that there is documentation of "intimate relationships between two males, often of a lifelong character", and "homosexual relations between adults and youths" ([[Pederasty]]) == Modern History == ===Northern America=== ====Late 19th Century==== We'wha was a relatively modern ''Ihamana'' (Berdache) of the Native American [[Zuni|Zuni tribe]]. She made a trip to Washington in 1886, and later shook President [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]]'s Hand. She was revered by her tribe for her skill at weaving and pottery, as well as taking part in community ceremonies and rituals.<ref name="Califia"/> Her life was originally documented by anthropologist [[Matilda Coxe Stevenson]] in the late 19th century.<ref name='Roscoe">[[Will Roscoe|Roscoe, W.]] (1988) "The Zuni Man-Woman", ''[[Outlook (magazine)|]]'', Summer 1988, p.57.</ref> ====1920s==== [[Image:WeMustGrowAMustache.jpg|thumb|right|Sheet music poking fun at the masculine traits many women adopted during the 1920s.]] The 1920s ushered in a new era of social acceptance of minorities and homosexuals, at least in heavily urbanized areas. This was reflected in many of the films (see [[Pre-Code]]) of the decade that openly made references to homosexuality. Even popular songs poked fun at the new social acceptance of homosexuality. One of these songs had the title "Masculine Women, Feminine Men."<ref>The song was written by [[Edgar Leslie]] (words) and [[James Vincent Monaco|James V. Monaco]] (music) and featured in Hugh J. Ward's Musical Comedy "Lady Be Good."</ref> It was released in 1926 and recorded by numerous artists of the day and included the following lyrics:<ref>Artists who recorded this song include: 1. [[Frank Harris]] ([[Irving Kaufman]]), (Columbia 569D,1/29/26) 2. Bill Meyerl & Gwen Farrar (UK, 1926) 3. Joy Boys (UK, 1926) 4. Harry Reser's Six [[Jumping Jacks]] (UK, 2/13/26) 5. Hotel Savoy Opheans (HMV 5027, UK, 1927, aka Savoy Havana Band) 6. Merrit Brunies & His Friar's Inn Orchestra on Okeh 40593, 3/2/26</ref> <i> Masculine women, Feminine men Which is the rooster, which is the hen? It's hard to tell 'em apart today! And, say! Sister is busy learning to shave, Brother just loves his [[permanent wave]], It's hard to tell 'em apart today! Hey, hey! Girls were girls and boys were boys when I was a tot, Now we don't know who is who, or even what's what! Knickers and trousers, baggy and wide, Nobody knows who's walking inside, Those masculine women and feminine men!</i><ref>A full reproduction of the original [[sheet music]] with the complete lyrics (including the amusing cover sheet) can be found at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-an6301650 </ref> Homosexuals received a level of acceptance that was not seen again until the 1960s. Until the early 1930s, [[Gay bar|gay clubs]] were openly operated, commonly known as "pansy clubs". The relative [[liberalism]] of the decade is demonstrated by the fact that the actor [[William Haines]], regularly named in newspapers and magazines as the number-one male [[Box office|box-office]] draw, openly lived in a gay relationship with his lover, [[Jimmy Shields]].<ref>Mann, William J., ''Wisecracker : the life and times of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay star. '' New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1998: 2-6.</ref> Other popular gay actors/actresses of the decade included [[Alla Nazimova]] and [[Ramon Novarro]].<ref>Mann, William J., ''Wisecracker : the life and times of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay star. '' New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1998: 12-13, 80-83.</ref> In 1927, [[Mae West]] wrote a play about homosexuality called ''[[The Drag]]'', and alluded to the work of [[Karl Heinrich Ulrichs]]. It was a box-office success. West regarded talking about sex as a basic [[human rights]] issue, and was also an early advocate of [[LGBT social movements|gay rights]]. With the return of [[conservatism]] in the 1930s, the public grew intolerant of homosexuality, and [[gay actors]] were forced to choose between retiring or agreeing to hide their sexuality. ====Late 1930s to Early 1960s==== By 1935, the United States had become conservative once again. [[Victorian morality|Victorian values]] and mores, which had been widely ridiculed during the 1920s became fashionable once again. During this period life was harsh for homosexuals as they were forced to hide their behavior and identity is order to escape ridicule and even imprisonment. Many laws were passed against homosexuals during this period and it was declared to be a [[mental illness]]. Many [[Police|police forces]] conducted operations to arrest homosexuals by using young [[Undercover Cops|undercover cops]] to get them to make propositions to them. ====1960s and 1970s==== A new period of liberalism in the late 1960s began a new era of more social acceptance for homosexuality which lasted until the late 1970s. In the 1970s, the popularity of [[disco]] music and its culture in many ways made society more accepting of homosexuality. Late in 1979, a new [[Revivalism|religious revival]] ushered in the conservatism that would reign in the United States during the 1980s and made life hard once again for homosexuals. ====1980s==== The 1980s were a dismal period for homosexuals as a new intolerance (and even hatred) against them was manifested by society as they became more conservative. This hatred resulted in many blaming gays for AIDS, which surfaced in the early 1980s. Many conservatives called it a "punishment from God" and blamed homosexuals for their "loose morals." ===The emancipation movement in Germany, 1890s-1934=== Prior to the [[Third Reich]], [[Berlin]] was considered a [[liberal]] city, with many [[gay bar]]s, nightclubs and cabarets. There were even many [[drag (clothing)|drag]] bars where tourists [[heterosexuality|straight]] and gay would enjoy [[drag queen|female impersonation]] acts. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] decried cultural degeneration, [[prostitution]] and [[syphilis]] in his book ''[[Mein Kampf]]'', blaming at least some of the phenomena on Jews. Berlin also had the most active [[LGBT movements|LGBT rights movements]] in the world at the time. Jewish doctor [[Magnus Hirschfeld]] had co-founded the [[Scientific-Humanitarian Committee]] (Wissenschaftlich-humanitäres Komitee, WhK) in Berlin in [[1897]] to campaign against the notorious "[[Paragraph 175]]" law that made [[Men who have sex with men|sex between men]] illegal. It also sought social recognition of homosexual and [[transgender]] men and women. It was the first public gay rights organization. In [[1919]], Hirschfeld had also co-founded the [[Institut für Sexualwissenschaft]] (Institute for Sex Research), a private [[sexology]] [[research institute]]. It had a [[research library]] and a large archive, and included a marriage and sex counseling office. In addition, the institute was a pioneer worldwide in the call for [[civil rights]] and social acceptance for homosexual and [[transgender]] people. See also : [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], [[Gustav Wyneken]], [[Adolf Brand]], [[Madchen in Uniform]], [[Institut für Sexualwissenschaft]] === Holocaust === {{Main|History of gays during the Holocaust}} <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Schimitzek Erwin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Pink triangle]] prisoner Erwin Schimitzek, interned in [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] in 1941, died in 1942.]] --> Homosexuality records as to the specific reasons for internment are non-existent in many areas making it hard to put an exact number on just how many gay men perished in death camps (see [[History of Gays during the Holocaust]] for more information). Conditions for gay men in the camps was especially rough; they faced not only persecution from German soldiers, but also other prisoners, and many gay men were reported to die of beatings. German soldiers were also known to use the pink triangles that the men were forced to wear for [[target practice]] with their weapons. Female homosexuality was not, technically, a crime and thus gay women were generally not treated as hardly as gay men. Although their are some scattered reports that gay women were sometimes imprisoned for their sexuality, most would have been imprisoned for other reasons, i.e. "anti-social". === Stonewall Riots === {{main|Stonewall riots}} In the autumn of 1959, the police force of New York City's Wagner administration began closing down the city's gay bars, which had numbered almost two dozen in Manhattan at the beginning of the year. This crackdown was largely the result of a sustained campaign by the [[right-wing]], ardently homophobic, ''NY Mirror'' newspaper columnist Lee Mortimer. Existing gay bars were quickly closed and new ones lasted only a short time. The election of [[John Lindsay]] in 1965 signaled a major shift in city politics, and a new attitude toward sexual mores began changing the social atmosphere of New York. On [[April 21]], [[1966]], Dick Leitsch, president of the New York [[Mattachine Society]] and two other members staged the Sip-in at Julius bar on West 10th Street in Greenwich Village. This resulted in the [[anti-gay]] accommodation rules of the NY State Liquor Authority being overturned in subsequent court actions. These SLA provisions declared that it was illegal for homosexuals to congregate and be served [[Alcoholic beverage|alcoholic drinks]] in bars. An example of when these laws had been upheld is in 1940 when Gloria's, a bar that had been closed for such violations, fought the case in court and lost. Prior to this change in the law, the business of running a gay bar had to involve paying bribes to the police and Mafia. As soon as the law was altered, the SLA ceased closing legally licensed gay bars and such bars could no longer be prosecuted for serving homosexuals. Mattachine pressed this advantage very quickly and Mayor Lindsay was confronted with the issue of police entrapment in gay bars, resulting in this practice being stopped. On the heels of this victory, the mayor cooperated in getting questions about homosexuality removed from NYC hiring practices. The police and fire departments resisted the new policy, however, and refused to cooperate. The result of these changes in the law, combined with the open social- and sexual-attitudes of the late Sixties, led to the increased visibility of gay life in New York. Several licensed gay bars were in operation in [[Greenwich Village]] and the [[Upper West Side]], as well as illegal, unlicensed places serving alcohol, such as the [[Stonewall Inn]] and the Snakepit, both in Greenwich Village. The [[Stonewall riots]] were a series of violent conflicts between homosexuals and police officers in [[New York City]]. The first night of [[rioting]] began on Friday, [[June 27]], [[1969]] at about 1:20 a.m., when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar operating without a state license in Greenwich Village. ''Stonewall'' is considered a turning point for the modern [[gay rights]] movement worldwide. Newspaper coverage of the events was minor in the city, since, in the Sixties, huge marches and mass rioting had become commonplace and the Stonewall disturbances were relatively small. It was the commemorative march one year later, organized by the impetus of Craig Rodwell, owner of the Oscar Wilde Book Shop, which drew 5,000 marchers up New York City's [[Sixth Avenue]], that drew nationwide publicity and put the Stonewall events on the historical map. === Same-sex marriage === {{main|Same-sex marriage}} [[Image:World homosexuality laws.svg|thumb|left|Map showing variances in laws on homosexuality]] In the late [[20th century|20th]] and early [[21st century|21st]] centuries, there has been a growing movement in a number of countries to regard marriage as a right which should be extended to [[Same-sex marriage|same-sex couples]]. Legal recognition of a marital union opens up a wide range of entitlements, including [[social security]], taxation, inheritance and other benefits unavailable to couples unmarried in the eyes of the law. Restricting legal recognition to opposite-sex couples excludes same-sex couples from gaining legal access to these benefits, and while opposite-sex unmarried couples without other legal impediments have the option of marrying in law and so gaining access to these rights, that option is unavailable to same-sex couples. Similarly, though certain rights extending from marriage can be replicated by legal means (for example, by drawing-up contracts), many cannot; thus, despite the presence of legal contracts, same-sex couples may still face insecurity in areas such as inheritance, hospital visitation and immigration. Lack of legal recognition also makes it more difficult for same-sex couples to [[adoption|adopt children]]. The first country to legalize same-sex marriages was the [[Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands|Netherlands]] (2001), while the first marriages were performed in the Amsterdam city hall on the 1st April, 2001. At present, same-sex marriages are legal nationally in several countries (see map on the left): the [[Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands|Netherlands]], [[Same-sex marriage in Belgium|Belgium]], [[Same-sex marriage in Canada|Canada]], [[Same-sex marriage in Norway|Norway]], [[Same-sex marriage in Spain|Spain]], and [[Same-sex marriage in South Africa|South Africa]]. In the [[United States]] as of [[June 2008]], the states of [[Massachusetts]] and [[California]] recognize same-sex marriages, while the states of [[Vermont]] and [[New Jersey]] offer same-sex partners benefits similar to those of [[Marriage|legally married]] couples. Seventeen other States have constitutional provisions that limit marriages to one man and one woman, while 25 states have statutes containing similar definitions. In the United States, the debate over whether or not to make same-sex marriages legally binding remains one of the most polarizing and divisive political debates of the early 21st century and it is discussed with great passion all over the world. During 2004, 13 [[U.S. state|US states]] amended their constitutions to define marriage as being only between one man and one woman. Some people, including many [[gay rights]] advocates and some [[heterosexuality|heterosexual]] same-sex marriage advocates, view restrictions such as these as being an example of the [[tyranny of the majority]] in action.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spring fever | work=Bill and Kent's Place on the Web | url=http://billandkent.com/blog/archives/000802.htm | accessdate=2006-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Daniels, president of the traditionalist Alliance for Marriage condemned the decision. | work=NewsFeed Researcher | url=http://newsfeedresearcher.com/rss/idn2006.10.29.11.58.50.jsp#hdng1 | accessdate=2006-11-08}}</ref> === Student groups === {{globalize}} {{main|Gay-straight alliance}} Since the mid-1980s students at [[high school]]s and universities have organized LGBT groups, often called Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) at their respective schools. The groups form to provide support for LGBT students and to promote awareness of LGBT issues in the local community. In 1990, a student group named [[The Other Ten Percentile]] (Hebrew: העשירון האחר) was founded by a group of teachers and students in the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], becoming the first [[LGBT]] organization in [[Jerusalem]]. Frequently, such groups have been banned or prohibited from meeting or receiving the same recogniztion as other student groups. For example, in September 2006, [[Touro University]] of California briefly attempted to ban the school's GSA, the [[Touro University Gay-Straight Alliance]]. After student demonstrations and an outcry of support from the [[American Medical Student Association]], the [[Gay and Lesbian Medical Association]] and the [[Vallejo]] [[City council|City Council]], Touro University retracted its revocation of the school's GSA. The university went on to reaffirm its commitment to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation. == See also == * [[Lesbian American history]] == References == ===General=== * Denina, Chris. "Gay Club Loses Touro OK." Vallejo Times-Herald 9 Sept. 2006: A1 [http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_4312436] * American Medical Student Association. 13 Sept 2006: "Nation's Medical Students Applaud California Osteopathic Medical School's Affirmation of [[Gay-straight alliance|Gay-Straight Alliance]]." [http://www.amsa.org/news/release2.cfx?id=279] ===Notes=== {{reflist|2}} == Further reading == {{Gay rights}} * Bullough, Vern L., et al., (ed.) [http://williamapercy.com/pub-Stonewall.htm ''Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context.''] New York, London, Oxford: [[Harrington Park]] Press, 2002. ISBN 978-1560231929 *{{cite book | last = Cante | first = Richard C. | title = Gay Men and the Forms of Contemporary US Culture | publisher = Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 0 7546 7230 1 | year = March 2008 | location = London}} * Chauncey, George. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0465026214 ''Gay New York: Gender, Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940.''] New York: BasicBooks, 1994. * Dynes, Wayne R. (ed.) [http://williamapercy.com/pub-EncyHom.htm ''Encyclopedia of Homosexuality.''] New York and London, Garland Publishing, 1990. ISBN 978-0824065447 * Johansson, Warren and Percy, William A. [http://williamapercy.com/pub-Outing.htm ''Outing: Shattering the Conspiracy of Silence.''] New York and London: Haworth Press, 1994. ISBN 978-1560244196 * Meeker, Martin. [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/167324.ctl ''Contacts Desired: Gay and Lesbian Communications and Community, 1940s-1970s.''] Chicago: [[University of Chicago Press]], 2006. * Percy, William A. [http://williamapercy.com/pub-Peder.htm ''Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece''], Urbana and Chicago: [[University of Illinois Press]], 1996. ISBN 978-0252067402 * Stein, Marc, ed. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0684312611/ ''Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered History in America.''] 3 vols. New York: Charles Scribners' Sons, 2003. == External links == * [http://www.isj.org.uk/index.php4?id=313&issue=114 A left-wing analysis of the history of LGBT politics and the state of the movement from International Socialism journal] * [http://www.studiesinanti-capitalism.net/StudiesInAnti-Capitalism/Homosexuality.html The Politics of Homosexuality resources] * [http://www.pbs.org/outofthepast/ "Out Of The Past" PBS Documentary On Gay American History] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4194247.stm BBC - United Kingdom Celebrates Gay History Month] * [http://www.glbthistory.org GLBT Historical Society] * {{dmoz|/Society/Gay,_Lesbian,_and_Bisexual/History/|Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual history links}} <!--===========================({{NoMoreLinks}})=============================== | PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. 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