Outlaw Marriages
The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples
$40.75
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2018
Summary
Years before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals that gay marriage isn’t a twenty-first-century idea. He spans over a hundred years and profiles fifteen couples who made major contributions to this country in an impressive range of fields–from music and education to journalism and modern art. Among the notables whose lives and loves are profiled are poet Walt Whitman, liter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807003428 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0807003425 |
| Author: | Rodger Streitmatter |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 152mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
” Outlaw Marriages
“Outlaw Marriages gloriously outs same-sex couples through history and celebrates their love and impact in theater, arts, and social change. If you love the guilty pleasure of reading People magazine for your celebrity-couple news, you’ll love this book. And the fact-checking is flawless!”
—Kate Clinton, humorist
“The volume will have particular appeal to readers of gender studies, but these stories ultimately prove that true partnership is gender blind.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A thoroughly interesting look at gay and lesbian love, life and relationships.”
—EDGE
“Fifteen love marriages that dared not speak their name defied laws and mores, flouted conventions, and live today in Streitmatter’s essential, well-documented history.”
—Booklist
“A nice gift for just the right couple.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An engaging and well-researched volume with broad appeal to the LGBTQ crowd (especially couples) as well as social historians.”
—Library Journal
“In Outlaw Marriages he distills a wealth of information down to a lively and effective series of double portraits.”
—The Gay and Lesbian Review
“…Streitmatter expertly threads together the historical backgrounds and incredible courage of these couples… it’s a damn good bunch of stories told in a very approachable 160-ish pages.”
—The Stranger
About The Author
Rodger Streitmatter
Rodger Streitmatter, a former newspaper reporter, is a member of the School of Communication faculty at American University. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his husband, Tom Grooms.
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