States of Desire: Travels in Gay AmericaA collection of witty yet insightful essays on contemporary gay life examines gay liberation, promiscuity, and the economic power of homosexuals and explores middle-class hedonism, drugs, violence, friendship, and religion in America |
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User Review - dbsovereign - LibraryThingA travel book that captures the pre-condom, pre-plague days like no other. Shows us the many venues that truly were where it was at back then. Also profoundly moving as it brings back memories of an ... Read full review
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San Francisco | 30 |
Portland and Seattle | 70 |
Santa Fe Salt Lake City and Denver | 93 |
Copyright | |
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