1. The Vanishing Terrain of Gay America.
- Author
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LINDENBERGER, MICHAEL
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GAY Americans , *LGBTQ+ culture , *GAY identity , *LEGAL status of LGBTQ+ people , *MANNERS & customs , *HISTORY , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
The article looks at changes in gay culture and the social conditions and social lives of gay people in the U.S. between the 1970s and the present, in the context of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on the issue of same-sex marriage. The author discusses a return visit to Louisville, Kentucky, where he grew up as a closeted gay youth and reflects on how gay life has changed as acceptance of LGBT people has become more mainstream.
- Published
- 2015