The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture
Daniel Harris
The author analyzes contemporary gay culture--from male pin-ups to black leather fetishism to the AIDS memorial quilt--in an effort to trace the effects of increasing acceptance of homosexuality on gay sensibility.
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor | 1997 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
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02 Central places
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03 Suggested argument
The author argues that increasing acceptance of homosexuality reshapes gay sensibility, observable across diverse elements of contemporary gay culture.
Model confidence 62%
04 Reading orientation
36 / 100 academicSerious trade
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 48%.