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Contents:
- HELLO SAILOR!: THE HIDN HISTORY OF GAY LIFE AT SEA
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
HELLO SAILOR!: THE HIDN HISTORY OF GAY LIFE AT SEA
* hello sailor gay *
When gays had to be closeted, ships were the only plac where homosexual men uld not only be out but also mp. Tro1 Sailor Jack: the Other Si; Chapter 1 When Queer was Covert; Chapter 2 A Place of Freedom; Chapter 3 Speakg Gay Secrets; Chapter 4 Sea Wiv and Meat Racks; Chapter 5 Sequs, Sat and Stilettos; Chapter 6 Ho Land!
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
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