Confessions of a Jewish Wagnerite: Being Gay and Jewish in America (Cassell Lesbian & Gay Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0304331147 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His is the story of confronting the hatred that can result from constant exposure to the hatred of others. To understand the fear that the disease had touched, the author faces the reality that his own life had been dominated by internalized anti-Semitism. This is a series of autobiographical essays which provide critical commentary on leading figures, personalities, events and issues in the worlds of identity politics, AIDS and the arts in post-World War II America. It probes the interconnectedness of gay, Jewish and musical subcultures. The book is set against the backdrop of AIDS, when every sexually-active gay man is forced to confront his own mortality. Through examining relationships with other gay men, he
"Gay history written by Important figure" according to Petronius. The author is a major figure in gay history, especially for New York. In various chapters on different topics, we learn his autobiography, and the great struggles he endured with his self-realization of being gay, as well as dealing with some discrimination also for being Jewish. Top