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Author Johnson, David K., author.

Title Buying gay : how physique entrepreneurs sparked a movement / David K. Johnson.

Publication Info. New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 308 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism
Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Emerging from the muscle magazines: Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild -- Selling gay books: Donald Webster Cory's "business with a conscience" -- The Grecian Guild: imagining a gay past, and future -- "I want a pen pal!:" Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield and the Adonis Male Club -- Defending a naked boy: Lynn Womack at the Supreme Court -- Consolidating the market: DSI of Minneapolis -- The physique legacy
Summary David K. Johnson tells the story of the physique magazine produced by and for gay men to show how gay commerce was not a byproduct of the gay-rights movement but an important catalyst for it. He offers a vivid look into the lives of physique entrepreneurs and their customers, presenting a wealth of illustrations
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Subject Gay men -- United States -- History.
Gay men.
United States.
History.
Gay erotica -- United States -- History.
Gay erotica.
Bodybuilding -- United States -- Periodicals -- History.
Bodybuilding.
Periodicals.
Gay consumers -- United States -- History.
Gay consumers.
Gay business enterprises -- United States -- History.
Gay business enterprises.
Gay rights -- United States -- History.
Gay rights.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Subject Gay men.
Gay-owned businesses.
Gay rights.
Other Form: Print version: Johnson, David K. Buying gay. New York : Columbia University Press, [2019] 9780231189101 (DLC) 2018033079 (OCoLC)1035441993
ISBN 9780231548175 (electronic book)
0231548176 (electronic book)
9780231189101
0231189109