Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and Cultures

Taylor & Francis

Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and CulturesAuthor(s): George Haggerty\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138867840, 978-1138867840\nSynopsis\nFirst Published in 2000. A rich heritage that needs to be documented\n\nBeginning in 1869, when the study of homosexuality can be said to have begun with the establishment of sexology, this encyclopedia offers accounts of the most important international developments in an area that now occupies a critical place in many fields of academic endeavors. It covers a long history and a dynamic and ever changing present, while opening up the academic profession to new scholarship and new ways of thinking.\n\nA groundbreaking newapproach\nWhile gays and lesbians have shared many aspects of life, their histories and cultures developed in profoundly different ways. To reflect this crucial fact, the encyclopedia has been prepared in two separate volumes assuring that both histories rece.