Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. : A DocumentaryThis book is a collection of documents relating to the treatment of gay men and lesbians in America's history. Each section includes an introduction by the compiler. |
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... existence , even our physical destruction . Our " crime " was not merely against society , not only against humanity , but " against nature " -we were outlaws against the universe . Long did we remain literally and metaphorically ...
... existence , even our physical destruction . Our " crime " was not merely against society , not only against humanity , but " against nature " -we were outlaws against the universe . Long did we remain literally and metaphorically ...
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... existence . Ninety - nine normal men out of a hundred have been accosted on the streets by inverts , or have among their acquaintances men whom they know to be sexually inverted . Everyone has seen inverts and knows what they are . The ...
... existence . Ninety - nine normal men out of a hundred have been accosted on the streets by inverts , or have among their acquaintances men whom they know to be sexually inverted . Everyone has seen inverts and knows what they are . The ...
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... existence . There is no separation ; the same thought is given at the same moment to both , indeed , it is born of the meeting , and would not otherwise have been called into existence at all . These not only know themselves more , but ...
... existence . There is no separation ; the same thought is given at the same moment to both , indeed , it is born of the meeting , and would not otherwise have been called into existence at all . These not only know themselves more , but ...
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