The Gilded Age construction of modern American homophobia

Description:

This book is an analysis of the negative response to the discovery of the homosexual in late 19th century America. It investigates the responses of the emergent medical community to this problem, and concludes with a discussion of how the negative reception of the homosexual impacted the future social conception of gay men and women.

subjects: Homosexuality,  Public opinion,  Social conditions,  Homophobia,  Sexology,  History,  United states, social life and customs,  Homoseksualiteit,  Homofobie,  Artsen,  Homosexuel,  Homosexualité,  Homophobie,  19e siècle,  Histoire,  Opinion publique,  Soziale Situation,  Homosexualität,  Öffentliche Meinung

Places: United States

Times: 19th century