Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816676453 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great Introduction to Minnesota Gay History" according to Mike W.. This book is a quick sampling of historical "hors d'oeuvres" about Minnesota gay history. It would be nice if the camping, travel, parties, theatre, opera, bridge, etc.GAMMA Club of 70s and 80s, as well as the potluck groups CAMP, and GSOL (Gays South of Lake) had been included. The mid-to-late 20th Century week long visits of New York's Metropolitan Opera to the U of MN's Northrop Auditorium and the resulting hotel parties of gay visitors and locals from all over the Midwest and Canada are worthy of a mention also. Interviews with gay seniors rather than just archival sources would have added human interest and . MNReader said Great Read, Great History. Such a fine narrative by such a young man. Amazing to think he's only "Great Read, Great History" according to MNReader. Such a fine narrative by such a young man. Amazing to think he's only 2Great Read, Great History MNReader Such a fine narrative by such a young man. Amazing to think he's only 24 and writing so beautifully. Enjoyed the stories and can picture the events happening with such a descriptive text. Well-done--would buy this book over again!. and writing so beautifully. Enjoyed the stories and can picture the events happening with such a descriptive text. Well-done--would buy this book over again!. Great Read, Great History MNReader Such a fine narrative by such a young man. Amazing to think he's only 24 and writing so beautifully. Enjoyed the stories and can picture the events happening with such a descriptive text. Well-done--would buy this book over again!. and writing so beautifully. Enjoyed the stories and can picture the events happening with such a descriptive text. Well-done--would buy this book over again!. great gay history book even though i wasnt here for the beging of the book, i did manage to get involved in gay historylots of names, are people i never met, many are people i'm still friends withgreat reading, even if you are not from here
"Stuart Van Cleve has gone into the musty archives and brought them to vivid life. His comprehensive and entertaining overview of queer Minnesota history is a total page-turner. This important work of regional history is also a kind of family history—documenting our recent past with equal parts painstaking accuracy and unabashed love." —Alison Bechdel, creator of the comic strip DTWOF and former Dyke Heights resident. This feat is all the more impressive given that he’s writing about people who, for a long time, were trying hard to keep their lives hidden
More than 130 illustrations illuminate these histories with images of pride guides, archival photographs, and advertisements from local queer bars among other extraordinary pieces of ephemera and artifacts. Many of the stories and images are well known, while others have been all but forgotten, until now.Building on foundational works of regional queer history such as The Evening Crowd at Kirmser’s and Queer Twin Cities, the historical vignettes of Land of 10,000 Loves show us that Minnesota—from its biggest cities to its smallest towns—has been, as Van Cleve notes, “queer, to a certain extent, since the very beginning.” Land of 10,000 Loves honors this rich and diverse legacy and is a compelling testament to the sacrifices, scandals, and victories that have affected and continue to affect the lives of queer Minnesotans.. More than 120 concise historical essays lead readers from the earliest evidences of queer life in Minnesota before the Second World War—for example, Oscar Wilde’s visit to Minnesota and “rumors” at the Alexander Ramsey house—to riverfront vice districts, protest and parade sites, bars, 1970s collectives, institutions, public spaces, and private homes. Myths regarding the queer experience have grown and become embedded in local and national cons