(H/B) A PASSION TO PRESERVE (0299196801)

Παρουσίαση

From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of culture: rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. This penchant to preserve, though widely observed, is typically ignored or dismissed as a stereotypical gay cliche, even by many gay men themselves.
Passion to Preserve explores this authentic and complex dimension of gay men's lives by profiling early and contemporary preservationists from throughout the United States. This eye-opening and provocative book illuminates neglected facets of what it means to be gay and highlights contributions to the larger culture that gays are exceptionally inclined to make. (From the publisher)

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Preface
Charlotte and me: preservation-minded from childwood
In search of Gay Preservationists
What these gay men's lives reveal
Saving old new England
Design-minded in the Mid-Atlantic States
To the rescue in the Atlantic South
Domophiles out west
California conservative
Generations of gentlemen keep cooksville, Winconsin
Singular preservationists in the Midwest
Cherishing old new Orleans and Louisiana
Toward a larger view of gay men
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index