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Books like Gay New York
A revelatory stroll through the bustling, defiant, and surprisingly visible queer subcultures of early twentieth-century Manhattan. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Gay New York.
- vibrant
- bustling
- defiant
- eye-opening
- nostalgic
- 01
Hidden from History
Martin B. Duberman
A sweeping, revelatory excavation of the lives, loves, and struggles that history tried to bury.
- 02
City of Night
John Rechy
An unflinching, neon-lit journey through the gritty margins of mid-century America, pulsing with restless energy and the search for self.
- 03
How to Survive a Plague
David France
An urgent, intimately reported chronicle of the fierce defiance and grassroots science that fought back against a devastating epidemic.
- 04
The Celluloid Closet
Vito Russo
A sharp, passionate excavation of the hidden queer history buried beneath a century of Hollywood glamour and censorship.
- 05
Transgender warriors
Leslie Feinberg · 1996
A deeply personal and empowering journey through time that uncovers a hidden lineage of gender defiance.
- 06
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
Lillian Faderman
A sweeping, deeply human excavation of the hidden lives, secret codes, and hard-won communities of twentieth-century queer women.
- 07
Dancer from the Dance
Andrew Holleran
A glittering, tragic love letter to the endless nights and profound loneliness of 1970s queer New York.
- 08
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin · 1993
A devastating, beautifully written confession of doomed love and the tragic cost of denying one's own heart.
- 09
Faggots
Larry Kramer · 1978
A frantic, sweat-soaked descent into 1970s gay hedonism that masks a desperate, aching plea for true love.
- 10
Intimate matters
John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman · 1988
An illuminating, scholarly journey through the private lives and public battles that shaped American sexuality.
- 11
B-boy blues
James Earl Hardy · 1994
A vibrant, unapologetic collision of hip-hop culture and queer romance set against the electric backdrop of 1990s New York City.
- 12
Marriage, a history
Stephanie Coontz · 2005
A witty, eye-opening dismantling of everything you thought you knew about love and matrimony.
