We're Here, We're Queer, and We're Going Shopping! A Critical Perspective on the Accommodation of Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Marketplace

doi:10.4324/9780203939451-25

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We're Here, We're Queer, and We're Going Shopping! A Critical Perspective on the Accommodation of Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Marketplace

ABSTRACT

IT IS ALTOGETHER FITTING that the call for papers for this volume coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. Businesses catering to a gay/lesbian clientele, such as the Stonewall Inn and other nightclubs, cafes, bookstores, and coffeehouses, have been at the center of gay/lesbian communities historically (Wilson 1991; Trumbach 1991; Myrick 1972), and continue to be an important hub of contemporary-social activism.