Greetings from the Gayborhood

No random page selection, Greetings from the Gayborhood: A Nostalgic Look at Gay Neighborhoods, written and designed by Donald F. Reuter (published by Abrams Image, New York). Fabulous cover. #LGBTPride #lovewins pic.twitter.com/6fZTC6PY39

— glenncruz (@glenncruz) June 30, 2018

Decided not to do a random page selection on this one, Greetings from the Gayborhood: A Nostalgic Look at Gay Neighborhoods, written and designed by Donald F. Reuter (published by Abrams Image, New York); the cover is just too fabulous. (Pardon the white box: I cut out the Book Sale price tag). From the book's back cover blurb:

From Chicago to Chelsea to Boystown, Greetings from the Gayborhood celebrates historically gay enclaves all across America. Featuring many archival images along with nostalgic and sometimes naughty ephemera (bar ads, event programs, matchbooks, and more) this scrapbook-style collection serves as the perfect souvenir for where the boys are - and were.

Cities featured in the book include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C. Has an Introduction - "These enclaves represent social factors that came together in a unique way a few generations ago so that we could 'come out.'" And has a section on the author's afterthoughts - "the interpersonal possibilities of the Internet have forever undermined the ability of out-in-the-open gay businesses to remain as the dominant means for the social and sexual interactions of our queer young and maturing populations." This was 2008.

This month in liwaliw Pages, I pre-selected titles from my personal library for the June observance of LGBT Pride. Love wins.


[This post is antedated: 20180630]