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From the award-winning writer, “a passionate manifesto for gay rights by an author who openly and unapologetically identifies himself as a participant” (People).
In this angry, eloquent outcry against the oppression of homosexuals, the author of the classic City of Night gives “an explosive non-fiction account, with commentaries, of three days and nights in the sexual underground” of Los Angeles in the 1970s—the “battlefield” of the sexual outlaw. Using the language and techniques of film, Rechy deftly intercuts the despairing, joyful, and defiant confessions of a male hustler with the “chorus” of his own subversive reflections on sexual identity and sexual politics, and with stark documentary, reports of the violence our society directs against homosexuals—“the only minority against whose existence there are laws.”
“An intelligent, persuasive and, in its way, heartbreaking manifesto.” —The New York Times
“A jolting book . . . An intense, personal, and courageous document. A book written out of rage, unnerving, thought provoking.” —Los Angeles Times
Praise for John Rechy
“Rechy shows great comic and tragic talent. He is truly a gifted novelist.” —Christopher Isherwood, author and playwright
“His tone rings absolutely true, is absolutely his own, and he has the kind of discipline which allows him a rare and beautiful recklessness. He tells the truth, and tells it with such passion that we are forced to share in the life he conveys. This is a most humbling and liberating achievement.” —James Baldwin, novelist, playwright, and activist
“His uncompromising honesty as a gay writer has provoked as much fear as admiration . . . John Rechy doesn’t fit into categories. He transcends them. His individual vision is unique, perfect, loving and strong.” —Carolyn See, author of Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America
In this angry, eloquent outcry against the oppression of homosexuals, the author of the classic City of Night gives “an explosive non-fiction account, with commentaries, of three days and nights in the sexual underground” of Los Angeles in the 1970s—the “battlefield” of the sexual outlaw. Using the language and techniques of film, Rechy deftly intercuts the despairing, joyful, and defiant confessions of a male hustler with the “chorus” of his own subversive reflections on sexual identity and sexual politics, and with stark documentary, reports of the violence our society directs against homosexuals—“the only minority against whose existence there are laws.”
“An intelligent, persuasive and, in its way, heartbreaking manifesto.” —The New York Times
“A jolting book . . . An intense, personal, and courageous document. A book written out of rage, unnerving, thought provoking.” —Los Angeles Times
Praise for John Rechy
“Rechy shows great comic and tragic talent. He is truly a gifted novelist.” —Christopher Isherwood, author and playwright
“His tone rings absolutely true, is absolutely his own, and he has the kind of discipline which allows him a rare and beautiful recklessness. He tells the truth, and tells it with such passion that we are forced to share in the life he conveys. This is a most humbling and liberating achievement.” —James Baldwin, novelist, playwright, and activist
“His uncompromising honesty as a gay writer has provoked as much fear as admiration . . . John Rechy doesn’t fit into categories. He transcends them. His individual vision is unique, perfect, loving and strong.” —Carolyn See, author of Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781555847326 |
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Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
Publication date: | 02/26/2020 |
Series: | Books That Changed the World |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 309 |
Sales rank: | 545,634 |
File size: | 838 KB |
Table of Contents
Foreword | 16 | |
Friday | ||
11:07 A.M. The Apartment. The Gym | 21 | |
1:04 P.M. Santa Monica. The Beach | 22 | |
2:25 P.M. The Pier | 24 | |
Voice Over: Promiscuous Rage | 28 | |
3:48 P.M. The Restroom by the Pier | 33 | |
Montage: The City | 35 | |
5:12 P.M. Hollywood Boulevard | 38 | |
5:39 P.M. Selma | 39 | |
Flashback: Selma. A Year and a Half Ago | 41 | |
5:55 P.M. Selma | 42 | |
6:17 P.M. Laurel Canyon. Someone's Home | 43 | |
Voice Over: Interview 1 | 44 | |
7:01 P.M. Selma. The Hustling Bar. Selma | 49 | |
8:05 P.M. Dellwith | 50 | |
9:08 P.M. Downtown Los Angeles | 51 | |
10:32 P.M. Greenstone Park | 52 | |
Flashback: Greenstone Park. A Year Ago | 53 | |
Mixed Media 1 | 54 | |
10:34 P.M. Greenstone Park | 61 | |
11:48 P.M. Montana Street. Hanson Avenue | 64 | |
12:10 A.M. The Apartment | 65 | |
Voice Over: Interview 2 | 66 | |
12:35 A.M. Montana Street. Hanson Avenue | 72 | |
12:47 A.M. Sutton Street | 72 | |
1:15 A.M. The Street and Alley Outside the Hawk Bar | 74 | |
Voice Over: Selective Sins and Exhortations | 77 | |
2:22 A.M. The Alley and Streets Near the Target Bar | 80 | |
2:51 A.M. Outside Andy's | 81 | |
3:05 A.M. The Garages, Yards, and Alleys Along Bierce Place | 81 | |
Voice Over: Four Factions of the Rear Guard | 83 | |
3:40 A.M. Albertson Avenue | 90 | |
Flashback: A House. Last Week | 90 | |
3:46 A.M. Terrace Circle | 95 | |
4:12 A.M. Greenstone Park | 97 | |
Voice Over: Cops and Muggers | 98 | |
4:16 A.M. Montana Street. Hanson Avenue | 104 | |
4:24 A.M. The Apartment | 104 | |
Saturday | ||
10:08 A.M. The Apartment. The Gym | 111 | |
11:05 A.M. Greenstone Park | 111 | |
12:23 P.M. Griffith Park | 112 | |
12:34 P.M. Griffith Park. The Hill | 114 | |
Flashback: Griffith Park. Ten Years Ago | 115 | |
Voice Over: Consenting Adults, Explorer Scout Girls, and Glittering Bisexuals | 117 | |
1:12 P.M. Griffith Park. The Hill | 127 | |
1:38 P.M. Griffith Park. The Road. A Path | 128 | |
1:47 P.M. Griffith Park. The Isolated Cove | 128 | |
Montage: The City | 132 | |
2:12 P.M. Griffith Park. The Road. Another Hill | 135 | |
2:47 P.M. Griffith Park. The Arena | 136 | |
3:05 P.M. Griffith Park. Along the Road | 138 | |
4:04 P.M. The Movie Arcade | 139 | |
Mixed Media 2 | 140 | |
5:02 P.M. Hollywood Boulevard. Selma | 147 | |
Flashback: Christmas Eve. Two Years Ago. Selma | 148 | |
5:08 P.M. Selma | 149 | |
5:25 P.M. Roo's Home | 149 | |
Voice Over: Hustlers, Clients, and Eminent Psychiatrists | 152 | |
6:56 P.M. Griffith Park. The Twilit Road | 163 | |
7:14 P.M. Griffith Park. The Lower Areas | 163 | |
Voice Over: Getting Involved | 165 | |
8:44 P.M. Greenstone Park. The Area of the Garage on Oak Street. Greenstone Park | 172 | |
Voice Over: The Gay Parade | 176 | |
11:47 P.M. Selma | 184 | |
Voice Over: Beyond the Fag Hag | 186 | |
12:31 A.M. Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue | 190 | |
12:38 A.M. A Side Street Near West Hollywood | 190 | |
12:51 A.M. Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue | 191 | |
Flashback: The Beach at Night. A Week Ago | 191 | |
12:55 A.M. Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue | 192 | |
Voice Over: The Gay Sensibility | 193 | |
1:09 A.M. The Lots and Alleys Near the Costume Bars | 197 | |
2:17 A.M. The Garage on Oak Street | 200 | |
Flashback: The Garage. A Year Ago | 201 | |
2:21 A.M. Oak Street. The Garage. The Tunnels. The Shed. The Street | 201 | |
Voice Over: The Gay Threat | 205 | |
4:08 A.M. The Apartment | 207 | |
Sunday | ||
7:34 A.M. The Apartment | 213 | |
Flashback: Griffith Park. An Early Sunday Morning | 213 | |
11:07 A.M. The Apartment | 214 | |
12:02 P.M. Griffith Park. The Isolated Hill | 214 | |
Flashback: Griffith Park. Nine Years Ago | 215 | |
Montage: The City | 218 | |
12:29 P.M. Griffith Park. The Roads. The Hills | 220 | |
1:12 P.M. Griffith Park. The Beginning of the Invasion | 222 | |
1:28 P.M. Griffith Park. The Invasion | 223 | |
3:54 P.M. Griffith Park. The Detention Compound | 225 | |
Mixed Media 3 | 227 | |
Voice Over: Imaginary Speech to Heterosexuals | 231 | |
4:58 P.M. The Movie Theater | 235 | |
6:06 P.M. The Afternoon and Early-Evening Bar. Another Bar. The Turf Bar | 237 | |
Flashback: Somewhere in Los Angeles. Last Summer | 239 | |
Voice Over: The Ugly Gay World | 242 | |
7:16 P.M. Hollywood Boulevard. Selma | 248 | |
Flashback: Selma. Ten Years Ago | 249 | |
7:23 P.M. Selma | 249 | |
7:45 P.M. A House in the Hills | 251 | |
8:30 P.M. Selma | 252 | |
Voice Over: S & M | 253 | |
8:59 P.M. The Baths | 263 | |
10:35 P.M. Outside the Tool Bar. The City. The Lot Outside the Turf Bar | 266 | |
Voice Over: S & M vs. "S & M" | 267 | |
11:26 P.M. The Parking Lot Outside the Turf Bar | 282 | |
Voice Over: Contradictions, Ambivalences, and Considerations | 285 | |
11:44 P.M. The Tunnel Near Sutton. Hollywood Boulevard. Santa Monica Boulevard. Selma. Terrace Circle, Bierce Place, Greenstone Park | 289 | |
Voice Over: Attack! | 293 | |
1:06 A.M. Outside the Tool Bar | 296 | |
1:23 A.M. Outside the Turf Bar. A Parking Lot. The Alley | 297 | |
2:08 A.M. A Deserted Part of the Beach | 298 | |
Voice Over: The Sexual Outlaw | 299 | |
2:42 A.M. The Orgy Room | 302 | |
3:44 A.M. Selma. Greenstone Park. Montana Street. Hanson Avenue | 305 | |
4:15 A.M. The Garage on Oak Street. The Tunnels. The Garage. Greenstone Park. Montana Street. Hanson Avenue. The Garage | 306 |
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