ABSTRACT
As in his highly acclaimed Growing Up Gay in the South, James Sears masterfully blends a symphony of Southern voices to chronicle the era from the baby boom to the dawn of gay rights and the Stonewall riot. Sears weaves a rich historical tapestry through the use of personal reminiscences, private letters, subpoenaed testimony and previously
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|36 pages
Purging Perverts in Paradise
The 22nd Street Beach, Coupon-Clippers, and the Tongueston Trio
chapter 4
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
The City on the Hill Struggles with Civil Rights and Civilities
