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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!
; Chapter 7 Part of a Team; Chapter 8 Swallowg the Anchor; Chapter 9 Takg Stock of Gay Heaven;. "What this fascatg book is really about is not 'gay life at sea' general, but the gay ghettos on many lers and ciships durg the fifti and sixti. This is a val addn to the unrstandg of gay and sea history.
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
Gay Tim. Transcends s niche as a piece of gay history and, stead, be somethg that has ronanc for all rears, whether gay, straight or somethg between. GenrNonfictnHistoryLGBTQueerGay272 pag, PaperbackFirst published June 21, 2003About the thorLibrarian Note: There are more than one thor the Goodreads database wh this name.
This has led to sailors (or seamen of any stripe) beg sex symbols among gay men. Defely Tth Televisn on ocsn, and fictn, a mon subtrope of the Manly Gay and Straight Gay typ. Sce homosexualy was stigmatized (and even illegal) until the 1960s, gay sailors knew they had to be discreet when talkg about gay lovers.
To keep their nversatns off the radar, gay sailors spoke.