LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
Gay Essentials Celebrates Gay and Lesbian History |
Alyson Publications, the nation's premiere publisher of books for the gay, lesbian and bisexual community, has announced the release of Past Out columnist David Bianco's first collection entitled Gay Essentials: Facts for Your Queer Brain.
Gay and lesbian history is full of myth and misunderstanding, contradiction and controversy. Perhaps no one knows this better than David Bianco, who makes it his life's work answering questions from readers in his column Past Out. Giving accurate, informed, and entertaining answers has made Past Out not only a national success story but a valued and respected resource for gay men and lesbians from coast-to-coast. Now, the questions and answers that have informed, educated, and sparked countless conversations are collected in one volume. Gay Essentials: Facts for Your Queer Brain is a compendium of gay and lesbian history which reads like a conversation with an old friend. "Who was Sappho?" "How gay were the ancient Greeks?" "Was Eleanor Roosevelt a lesbian?" "How was ACT UP founded?" If you can ask it, David Bianco answers it. Gay and lesbian history is examined, explained, explored, and sometimes debunked in this collection of questions and answers that span the centuries from ancient Greece to the Clinton White House. Have you ever wondered who were some of the lesbians of Hollywood's golden age? Have you ever wished you knew the name of the first gay organization in America? Have you heard the names Katharine Lee Bates, Karl Ulrichs, or Babe Didrikson Zaharias and wondered who they were? Do you know the origin of the phrase "a friend of Dorothy" or the annual gay and lesbian pride events? Can you feel your GayQ increasing? You will as your knowledge and appreciation of gay and lesbian history is expanded in this entertaining and illuminating collection. Gay Essentials: Facts for Your Queer Brain by David Bianco 288 pages, $12.95, October, 1999, Alyson Publications. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 9, No. 13, Sept. 17, 1999 |