Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning
by Mark Thompson
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Gay Spirit, the psychic and creative energies generated by people we now call gay, has always existed on the outer shores of our culture's collective consciousness. In the past, gay people were labeled heretics, perversions of nature, or categorized pseudo-scientifically. Gay people lived on the edge of the global village or worked within its mainstream in denial and disguise. But today that spirit has re-emerged and lives among us. This book of essays explores the possibilities of that show more spirit--suggesting ways in which gay people might find a place and purpose in human culture unique to themselves, departing with the questions asked nearly forty years ago by the Mattachine Society: Who are we? Where have we come from? Why are we here? show lessTags
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Gay spirit, psychic and creative energies generated by people we now call gay, has always existed on the outer shores of our culture's collective consciousness. In the past, gay people were labeled heretics, perversions of nature, or categorized pseudoscientificly; consequently, gay people lived on the edge of the global village or worked within its mainstreamin denial and disguise. But today that spirit has reemerged and lives amongst us.
The result of nearly a decade of investigative cultural reporting and research into the ethnicity of the gay subculture, this wide ranging collection of essays by some of the most original and provocative gay thinkers suggest that gay people have a particular vision and special contribution to make to show more society, arising from a perspective that is subtley and essentially different from the non-gay view. show less
The result of nearly a decade of investigative cultural reporting and research into the ethnicity of the gay subculture, this wide ranging collection of essays by some of the most original and provocative gay thinkers suggest that gay people have a particular vision and special contribution to make to show more society, arising from a perspective that is subtley and essentially different from the non-gay view. show less
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Mark Thompson was born in Monterey Peninsula, California in August 1952. He was a founding member of the Bay Area-wide Gay Students Coalition at San Francisco State University. In 1975, he started writing for The Advocate and would spend two decades at the LGBT magazine. He wrote several books during his lifetime including Gay Spirit: Myth and show more Meaning, Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature, Gay Body: A Journey Through Shadow to Self, Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement, and Advocate Days and Other Stories. He died on August 9, 2016 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Nonfiction, LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction
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- 306.766 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Sexual relations Sexual orientation, transgender identity, intersexuality Homosexuality
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