The Why Not
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (680 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809501279 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 164 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the Author Banis is cited in numerous social, gay, and publishing histories as a preeminent influence in the gay revolution of the sixties and seventies.
"An historical document!" according to Frederic M. Hindley. Written at a time (mid 20th Century) when books with gay characters and subjects were illegal, this is a prime example of a writer with talent who found a way to publish his book about the gay (homosexual, then) bar "The Why Not" and the gay people in the mid-Sixties. who frequented it.. Fascinating! Charles A must read for any gay male who's ever wondered what the 60s bar culture was like. In a pre-Stonewall time, gay men lived very differently. This book was written at the time - but unlike so much pulp, it is not apologetic, it is not depressing, it is not about a lonely youth who is discovering his feelings and hates hims
The place is gaudy yet drab, lively yet death-like, dispassionate mother hen to a brood of dithered chicks. Includes an introduction by the author, written for this release.. Discover its bizarre existence from the inside, through the muddled collective mind of the outcast in-group, a gay throng of third-sex bewildered ones who frantically seek a why--but must always settle for The Why Not! Borgo Press is pleased to represent a true classic of gay literature, now available again for the first time in four decades
. Banis is cited in numerous social, gay, and publishing histories as a preeminent influence in the gay revolution of the sixties and seventies