A Passion to Preserve
eBook - PDF

A Passion to Preserve

Gay Men as Keepers of Culture

  1. 298 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Passion to Preserve

Gay Men as Keepers of Culture

About this book

From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of culture: rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. A Passion to Preserve explores this authentic and complex dimension of gay men's lives by profiling early and contemporary preservationists from throughout the United States, highlighting contributions to the larger culture that gays are exceptionally inclined to make.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Charlotte and Me: Preservation-Minded from Childhood
  4. In Search of Gay Preservationists
  5. What These Gay Men’s Lives Reveal
  6. Saving Old New England
  7. Design-Minded in the Mid-Atlantic States
  8. To the Rescue in the Atlantic South
  9. Domophiles Out West
  10. California Conservative
  11. Generations of Gentlemen Keep Cooksville, Wisconsin
  12. Singular Preservationists in the Midwest
  13. Cherishing Old New Orleans and Louisiana
  14. Toward a Larger View of Gay Men
  15. Conclusion
  16. Acknowledgments
  17. Notes
  18. Index