The Boys of Fairy Town

The Boys of Fairy Town
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9781613739389
ISBN-13 : 1613739389
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Book Synopsis The Boys of Fairy Town by : Jim Elledge

Download or read book The Boys of Fairy Town written by Jim Elledge and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of gay Chicago told through the stories of queer men who left a record of their sexual activities in the Second City, this book paints a vivid picture of the neighborhoods where they congregated while revealing their complex lives. Some, such as reporter John Wing, were public figures. Others, like Henry Gerber, who created the first "homophile" organization in the United States, were practically invisible to their contemporaries. But their stories are all riveting. Female impersonators and striptease artists Quincy de Lang and George Quinn were arrested and put on trial at the behest of a leader of Chicago's anti-"indecency" movement. African American ragtime pianist Tony Jackson's most famous song, "Pretty Baby," was written about one of his male lovers. Alfred Kinsey's explorations of the city's netherworld changed the future of American sexuality while confirming his own queer proclivities. What emerges from The Boys of Fairy Town is a complex portrait and a virtually unknown history of one of the most vibrant cities in the United States.


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