Casa Susanna by Isabelle Bonnet; Sophie Hackett; Susan Stryker (Introduction by)
$90.00 AUD
Category: Trans, Intersex, Gender Diverse & Gender Non-Binary
Brings together a wealth of research and an expansive selection of photographs to create an enduring account of America's first known trans network, Casa Susanna. In the 1950s and 60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills reg ...Show more
Castro to Christopher - Gay Streets of America 1979-1986 by Nicholas Blair; Jim Farber (Introduction by)
$75.00 AUD
Category: LGBTI & Queer Studies
The lost world of the "gay paradises" in San Francisco and New York is beautifully documented in this collection of remarkably intimate portraits and street scenes taken by photography activist and chronicler Nicholas Blair from 1979-1986. The lovely, carefree utopia pre-AIDS gay communities offered a l ...Show more
Chariot of Knowledge: The Lost History of the Ancient Olympic Games by Sandro Rato
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Discover the lost history of the Ancient Olympic Games. In popular belief, the Olympic Games were primarily a Greek invention. Yet, this perception covers a secret history that connects the games not only to the "classical" societies of the Greeks and Romans, but also to the Bible, earlier Middle Easter ...Show more
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality - Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century, 35th Anniversary Edition by John Boswell; Mark D. Jordan (Foreword by)
$51.99 AUD
Category: History
John Boswell s National Book Award winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West was a groundbreaking work that challenged preconceptions about the Church s past relationship to its gay members among them priests, bishops, and even saints when it was first pu ...Show more
Closets are for Clothes: a History of Gay Australia by Rachel Cook
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
Some of the very first Australians were gay and lesbian: they arrived on convict ships or as free settlers and forged their own colourful and intriguing history. At times shunned from society, they fought to be treated as equals. From mollies to queers, gays and lesbians have contributed to Australian h ...Show more
Coming Out: The Emergence of LGBT Identities in Britain from the 19th Century to the Present by Jeffrey Weeks
$34.95 AUD
Category: History
From the barbaric legal and social oppression of the nineteenth century to the seismic impact of the gay liberation movement in the 1970s and beyond, Coming Out maps the story of British LGBT identities and the ongoing struggle for equality. A compassionate and moving social history written in an open a ...Show more
Courageous Queens: 10 Untold Stories of History's Boldest Rulers by Angela Buckingham
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A story collection about women with power and how they used it. These queen stories are not fairytales for small children. They are true tales of real women that every young person should know. The clever and brave women in this collection had power and used it to achieve their goals. They would prove ...Show more
Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law by Alecia Simmonds
$45.00 AUD
Category: History
Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering- jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of promise to marry'. Hu ...Show more
Crossing the Lines - The story of three homosexual New Zealand soldiers in world war II by Brent Coutts
$54.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
In Crossing the Lines, Brent Coutts brings to light the previously untold history of New Zealand homosexual soldiers in World War II, drawing on the experiences of ordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. At the centre of the story are New Zealand soldiers Harold Robinson, Ralph Dyer and Doug ...Show more
Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime by Alex Espinoza
$48.99 AUD
Category: History
"Espinoza's book stands out as a beacon for future queer writers, thinkers, and activists. Reading these accounts, I felt myself drawn into a past both wonderful and strange, a world I hope we will continue to celebrate and preserve." --Garrard Conley Acclaimed author Alex Espinoza takes readers on an ...Show more
Deep Sniff - A History of Poppers and Queer Futures by Adam Zmith
$26.99 AUD
Category: LGBTI & Queer Studies
Adam Zmith reveals the long history of the quick rush from sniffing poppers. 3, 2, 1... inhale, deep. From the Victorian infirmary and the sex clubs of the 1970s, poppers vapour has released the queer potential inside us all. This is the intriguing story of how poppers wafted out of the lab and into gay ...Show more
Desired Past: A Short History of Same-S
$20.00 AUD
$32.95 (39% off)
Category: History
With this book, Leila J. Rupp accomplishes what few scholars have even attempted: she combines a vast array of scholarship on supposedly discrete episodes in American history into an entertaining and entirely readable story of same-sex desire across the country and the centuries. "Most extraordinary a ...Show more