Gay Seattle : stories of exile and belonging
Traces the evolution of Seattle's gay community from 1893, when the state first passed legislation making homosexuality a crime. Gary Atkins shows through a century of stories how gays and lesbians have sought to achieve a sense of belonging in Seattle
eBook, English, 2013
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University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2013
History
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pt. 1. Imagining an Exile
Prologue: From Exile to Belonging
1. The Law: Sodomy on the Mudflat
2. Mental Health: The Psychiatric Pick
pt. 2. Creating Refuges
3. New Saloons and Vaudeville
4. Stirrings of Resistance
5. Is Dance the Enemy?
6. Crossing Over: Challenging the Police
pt. 3. Claiming a Civic Life
7. Robert's Rules and Gay Liberation
8. Chautauquas of Feminism and Lesbianism
9. Pulpits for Healing
10. At the Dance: A New Leg
11. Confronting a Police Crackdown
12. Insiders at City Hall: The Rhetoric of Privacy
13. At the Capitol: Limited Conversation
14. Inititative Thirteen: Coming Together, Learning to Persuade
15. On Broadway: Creating Markets and Parades
16. On Catholic Hill: The Clash of Dogma and Ministry
17. At the Hospital: A Plague Arrives
18. Becoming Compassion
19. Cal's Conscience
Epilogue: On the Hill