Author

Publication

1996-04-26 - Beacon Press

Language

English

Word Count

93,000 words, Guess

Page Count

372 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivequeerspirits0000will
  • ISBN-100807079391
  • ISBN-139780807079393
  • LibraryThing271322
  • Better World Books9780807079393
and 1 more

Description

Based on tireless research in the archives of mythology and folklore, Queer Spirits weaves a rich, multicultural tapestry. Selections include everything from Chinese folktales to firsthand accounts of Native American two-spirits to the occasional gay archetypes to be gleaned from nursery rhymes, newspaper clippings, and gay erotica. Among the writers represented are Hans Christian Andersen, James Broughton, Jean Cocteau, Steven Saylor, Samuel Steward, and Walt Whitman. Interspersing these selections is the author's commentary on their meaning, drawing on his own inner journey, beginning with his arrival as a young man in the teeming gay world of San Francisco in the 1970s. The result is a fascinating, often loving testimony to gay spirit that shows how gay men can find the myths and heroes within themselves.

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Other Editions

  • Queer SpiritsPaperbackBeacon Press1996-04-26

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