Boys of Boise

Furor, Vice and Folly in an American City

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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"Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi’s classic study depicts both middle America’s traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country’s history before the modern gay rights movement really got underway. Because much of what Gerassi wrote about persists in today’s struggles over gay and lesbian issues, his book still has much to tell us about how contemporary society reacts to, and misunderstands, homosexuality."—Peter BoagOn the morning of November 2, 1955, the people of Boise, Idaho, were stunned by a screaming headline in the Idaho Daily Statesman, THREE BOISE MEN ADMIT SEX CHARGES. Time magazine picked up the story, reporting that a "homosexual underworld" had long operated in Idaho’s staid capital city. The Statesman led the hysteria that resulted in dozens of arrests—including some highly placed members of the community—and sentences ranging from probation to life imprisonment.Peter Boag’s Foreword places the book in historical perspective, summarizing the popular psychological theories and legal conceptions that helped to shape Gerassi’s research. He discusses advances in Idaho’s public approach to homosexuality and ways in which the provincialism chronicled by Gerassi persists to this day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2001-11-01
Mått140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieThe Boys of Boise
Antal sidor360
FörlagUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN9780295981673

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Foreword to the 2001 Paperback Edition Preface to the 2001 Paperback EditionIntroduction to the original EditionChronologyCrush the MonsterThe Repairman and the BankerThe ClientThe BoysFrom Whores to AdultsHigh EagleThe Curtain FallsThe First Day of ReckoningThe homosexual and the AnalystThe Gay WorldThe murderer and the West Point CadetPublic Poverty and Private PowerMormons, Negros and BirchersThe second day of reckoning“The Communist Plot”The Trial-Round OneThe Trial-Round TwoThe Trial-Round Three and Knockout!ConclusionAppendix A: Motion for Withholding JudgmentAppendix B: Motion for New TrialAppendix C: Smith’s AffidavitAppendix D: Dr. Butler’s AffidavitAppendix E: The Prejudice of the PressAppendix F: The Uninspected ConfessionIndex

"Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country's history before the modern gay rights movement really got underway. Because much of what Gerassi wrote about persists in today's struggles over gay and lesbian issues, his book still has much to tell us about how contemporary society reacts to, and misunderstands, homosexuality." - from the new Foreword by Peter Boag