Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood : Coming of Age in the Sixties

Duke University Press

Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood\nby John D'Emilio\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 10\u201311 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: John D'Emilio\nTitle: Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Biography: general\nPublisher: Duke University Press\nPublication year: 2022\nISBN-13: 9781478015925\nISBN-10: 1478015926\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nJohn D\u2019Emilio is one of the leading historians of his generation and a pioneering figure in the field of LGBTQ history. At times his life has been seemingly at odds with his upbringing. How does a boy from an Italian immigrant family in which everyone unfailingly went to confession and Sunday Mass become a lapsed Catholic? How does a family who worshipped Senator Joseph McCarthy and suppor.