Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia - Hardcover

Hogan, Steve; Hudson, Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805036296 ISBN 13: 9780805036299

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1998

Synopsis

Seasoned with quotations, little-known facts, interesting tables, and two hundred photographs and illustrations, a detailed reference book contains nearly five hundred articles on the history, people, places, art, and ideas important to lesbian and gay communities.

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Review:

The invention of the "encyclopedia" in the early 18th century was an attempt to collect together, in one place, all practical and theoretical knowledge. As more and more knowledge was accumulated--science, politics, and arts just kept happening--the idea of the "encyclopedia" became a little antiquated. After a while, the form itself became a catch-all for interesting, quirky opinions and deposits of odd information, a development that finds its apotheosis in Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia.

Editors Steve Hogan and Lee Hudson have pulled together more than 500 entries on everything from ACT UP to Seventh-Day Adventists, from Boston Marriages to Greg Louganis. The writing is breezy and smart, and almost all of the entries have bibliographic follow-ups. The book is beautifully designed, with a generous selection of photos. Filled with information ranging from the useful to the unique, from the facile to the fascinating, Completely Queer should be mined for conversational tidbits before attending any future cocktail parties, church socials, or two-for-one nights at the bar. --Michael Bronski

About the Author:

The APTA, founded in 1920, is the nation's premier professional organization for physical therapists.

Steve Vickery (Vienna, VA) is a writer and designer who has worked for many years with the APTA.

Dr. Marilyn Moffat, Ph.D., is president emeritus of the APTA and professor at New York University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0805036296
• ISBN 13: 9780805036299
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 704