The short film 'Tra Center' chronicl the WTC’s legacy as a cisg haven for gay men the 1970s.
Contents:
- GAY HILTON HEAD ISLAND TRAVEL GUI
- 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
- MOSW GAY CISE CLUBS
- THE SECRET GAY HISTORY OF THE WORLD TRA CENTER
GAY HILTON HEAD ISLAND TRAVEL GUI
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'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
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MOSW GAY CISE CLUBS
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THE SECRET GAY HISTORY OF THE WORLD TRA CENTER
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Promiscuo sexualy remas a central source of cultural fear and fascatn, as seen the rurgence of heated bat wh Amerin gay culture on s place the era of AIDS.
* cruising gay culture *
Cisg Culture provis the first extensive cril examatn of petg unrstandgs and experienc of promiscuy, both post-war Amerin gay culture and Amerin culture more this origal and provotive book, Ben Gove unpicks the root assumptns and ntradictns which ntribute to domant punive notns of promiscuo sex and sire. The rear is guid through the maze of nflictg attus towards promiscuy Amerin gay culture wh novative readgs of texts by fluential, but hherto crilly neglected, thors such as Andrew Holleran, Larry Kramer, John Rechy, Edmund Whe and David Wojnarowicz. Cisg Culture will be sential readg for gay/elbian/queer studi, genr studi and Amerin studi, and for anyone else seekg a thorough discsn of the plex bat surroundg promiscuy.
In the dark, tightly packed urban villag of a South Cha dtrial zone, Garn Park is an oasis for ral migrant gay men like Meilan. Around one hundred gay men — many of them migrant workers who lived nearby — were stg on the handrails of a rock bridge, lookg down at the artificial lake below; some had brought tradnal moonk and other snacks to share wh iends the moonlight. ”Soon, Meilan joed the gay muny members that ngregated the park.
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