Gay New York

Absara Hassan

Response 5: George Chauncey, Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World.

George Chauncey takes readers into the depths of the gay community in his Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World. In the introduction, Chauncey says that the “gay world” before World War II is hidden behind three myths: the myths of isolation, invisibility, and internalization. Continue reading “Gay New York”