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Buying gay : how physique entrepreneurs sparked a movement / David K. Johnson

New York : Columbia University Press [[2019]], 2019

1 Online-Ressource

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Johnson, David K : Buying gay. - New York : Columbia University Press, [2019] (Druck-Ausgabe)

0-231-54817-6 (electronic bk.); 978-0-231-54817-5 (electronic bk.)

978-0-231-18910-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 0-231-54817-6 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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LOC-SH: Gay rights -- United States -- History ; Electronic books ; Gay business enterprises -- United States -- History ; Bodybuilding -- United States -- Periodicals -- History ; Gay men -- United States -- History ; Gay erotica -- United States -- History ; Gay consumers -- United States -- History

United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Corporate & Business History ; Gay business enterprises ; Gay consumers ; Gay erotica ; Gay men ; Gay rights ; History

Introduction -- Emerging from the muscle magazines: Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild -- Selling gay books: Donald Webster Cory's "business with a conscience" -- The Grecian Guild: imagining a gay past, and future -- "I want a pen pal!:" Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield and the Adonis Male Club -- Defending a naked boy: Lynn Womack at the Supreme Court -- Consolidating the market: DSI of Minneapolis -- The physique legacy

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David K. Johnson tells the story of the physique magazine produced by and for gay men to show how gay commerce was not a byproduct of the gay-rights movement but an important catalyst for it. He offers a vivid look into the lives of physique entrepreneurs and their customers, presenting a wealth of illustrations