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How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization: The True and Heroic Story of How Gay Men Shaped the Modern World
How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization The True and Heroic Story of How Gay Men Shaped the Modern World
Author: Cathy Crimmins
A shrewd and irreverent cultural history of the customs, fashions, and figures of gay life in the twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries-and how they have changed all of us for the better. — The "global queering" of America has been gradually shaping the way straight people talk, think, dress, and eat. Over the past fifty years, the line ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781585423149
ISBN-10: 1585423149
Publication Date: 9/9/2004
Pages: 216
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher
Book Type: Hardcover
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A light and somewhat humorous read on how homosexuality has shaped modern culture, but perhaps a little too light. Seems like a lot of "Duh" to me, though the author does make an interesting point about cultural cycles and the adaptation of styles in gay and mainstream culture. Still worth a read if you have a passing interest in the topic.
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Easy read, historically rich and very funny!


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