Author: Karim Konrad
Publisher: Goliath Books
ISBN: 9783936709230
Category : Gay men
Languages : de
Pages : 0
Book Description
Insouciant, hyperkinetic and utterly unapologetic supercoloured images of gay Berliners in fabulously staged settings. Easter eggs, confectionery doughnuts and a dildo share equal space in a staged production of model Rocco; while Johannes cuddles alongside a photograph of Greta Garbo and a mirrored disco ball, wearing a pair of striped suspenders. Josh is found in high heels, peering into the work of retro physique photographer Champion - while model Ivo surrenders himself in a black sleep mask, a jockstrap and orange rubber gloves.
Berlin Gay Mates
Author: Karim Konrad
Publisher: Goliath Books
ISBN: 9783936709230
Category : Gay men
Languages : de
Pages : 0
Book Description
Insouciant, hyperkinetic and utterly unapologetic supercoloured images of gay Berliners in fabulously staged settings. Easter eggs, confectionery doughnuts and a dildo share equal space in a staged production of model Rocco; while Johannes cuddles alongside a photograph of Greta Garbo and a mirrored disco ball, wearing a pair of striped suspenders. Josh is found in high heels, peering into the work of retro physique photographer Champion - while model Ivo surrenders himself in a black sleep mask, a jockstrap and orange rubber gloves.
Publisher: Goliath Books
ISBN: 9783936709230
Category : Gay men
Languages : de
Pages : 0
Book Description
Insouciant, hyperkinetic and utterly unapologetic supercoloured images of gay Berliners in fabulously staged settings. Easter eggs, confectionery doughnuts and a dildo share equal space in a staged production of model Rocco; while Johannes cuddles alongside a photograph of Greta Garbo and a mirrored disco ball, wearing a pair of striped suspenders. Josh is found in high heels, peering into the work of retro physique photographer Champion - while model Ivo surrenders himself in a black sleep mask, a jockstrap and orange rubber gloves.
Gay Berlin
Author: Robert Beachy
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307473139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Winner of Randy Shilts Award In the half century before the Nazis rose to power, Berlin became the undisputed gay capital of the world. Activists and medical professionals made it a city of firsts—the first gay journal, the first homosexual rights organization, the first Institute for Sexual Science, the first sex reassignment surgeries—exploring and educating themselves and the rest of the world about new ways of understanding the human condition. In this fascinating examination of how the uninhibited urban culture of Berlin helped create our categories of sexual orientation and gender identity, Robert Beachy guides readers through the past events and developments that continue to shape and influence our thinking about sex and gender to this day.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307473139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Winner of Randy Shilts Award In the half century before the Nazis rose to power, Berlin became the undisputed gay capital of the world. Activists and medical professionals made it a city of firsts—the first gay journal, the first homosexual rights organization, the first Institute for Sexual Science, the first sex reassignment surgeries—exploring and educating themselves and the rest of the world about new ways of understanding the human condition. In this fascinating examination of how the uninhibited urban culture of Berlin helped create our categories of sexual orientation and gender identity, Robert Beachy guides readers through the past events and developments that continue to shape and influence our thinking about sex and gender to this day.
Black Deutschland
Author: Darryl Pinckney
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374113815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and darkest city. Jed—young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago—flees to the city of his fantasies, a museum of modernism and decadence: Berlin. The paradise that tyranny created, the subsidized city isolated behind the Berlin Wall, is where he's chosen to become the figure that he so admires, the black American expatriate. Newly sober and nostalgic for the Weimar days of Isherwood and Auden, Jed arrives to chase boys and to escape from what it means to be a black male in America. But history, both personal and political, can't be avoided with time or distance. Whether it's the judgment of the cousin he grew up with and her husband's bourgeois German family, the lure of white wine in a down-and-out bar, a gang of racists looking for a brawl, or the ravaged visage of Rock Hudson flashing behind the face of every white boy he desperately longs for, the past never stays past even in faraway Berlin. In the age of Reagan and AIDS in a city on the verge of tearing down its walls, he clambers toward some semblance of adulthood amid the outcasts and expats, intellectuals and artists, queers and misfits. And, on occasion, the city keeps its Isherwood promises and the boy he kisses, incredibly, kisses him back.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374113815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and darkest city. Jed—young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago—flees to the city of his fantasies, a museum of modernism and decadence: Berlin. The paradise that tyranny created, the subsidized city isolated behind the Berlin Wall, is where he's chosen to become the figure that he so admires, the black American expatriate. Newly sober and nostalgic for the Weimar days of Isherwood and Auden, Jed arrives to chase boys and to escape from what it means to be a black male in America. But history, both personal and political, can't be avoided with time or distance. Whether it's the judgment of the cousin he grew up with and her husband's bourgeois German family, the lure of white wine in a down-and-out bar, a gang of racists looking for a brawl, or the ravaged visage of Rock Hudson flashing behind the face of every white boy he desperately longs for, the past never stays past even in faraway Berlin. In the age of Reagan and AIDS in a city on the verge of tearing down its walls, he clambers toward some semblance of adulthood amid the outcasts and expats, intellectuals and artists, queers and misfits. And, on occasion, the city keeps its Isherwood promises and the boy he kisses, incredibly, kisses him back.
Male Homosexuality in West Germany
Author: Clayton J. Whisnant
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137028343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Whisnant argues that the period after Nazism was more important for the history of homosexuality in Germany than is generally recognized. Gay scenes resurfaced; a more masculine view of homosexuality also became prominent. Above all, a public debate about homosexuality emerged, constituting a critical debate within the Sexual Revolution.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137028343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Whisnant argues that the period after Nazism was more important for the history of homosexuality in Germany than is generally recognized. Gay scenes resurfaced; a more masculine view of homosexuality also became prominent. Above all, a public debate about homosexuality emerged, constituting a critical debate within the Sexual Revolution.
Berlin's Third Sex
Author: Magnus Hirschfeld
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Berlin's Third Sex, Magnus Hirschfeld, a pioneering sexologist, delves into the vibrant and often misunderstood lives of Berlin's LGBTQ+ community in the early 20th century. Through meticulous research and compassionate storytelling, Hirschfeld unveils the struggles, triumphs, and everyday experiences of individuals who defied societal norms. This groundbreaking work not only sheds light on the rich history of gender and sexual diversity but also champions the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. A must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history and the enduring quest for human rights.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Berlin's Third Sex, Magnus Hirschfeld, a pioneering sexologist, delves into the vibrant and often misunderstood lives of Berlin's LGBTQ+ community in the early 20th century. Through meticulous research and compassionate storytelling, Hirschfeld unveils the struggles, triumphs, and everyday experiences of individuals who defied societal norms. This groundbreaking work not only sheds light on the rich history of gender and sexual diversity but also champions the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. A must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history and the enduring quest for human rights.
Gay Voices from East Germany
Author: Jürgen Lemke
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253206305
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"These interviews are wonderful. Extremely interesting and informative about gay life in East Germany." --John C. Fouts "A fascinating book. As far as I know, it is the first time that working class gays have given us an insight into their lives.... A singular contribution." --George L. Mosse "Lemke's interviews with 14 gay men, mainly working class, not only encompass a range of gay lifestyles... but reflect almost a century of German history.... Ultimately, love and a steady partnership are upheld as the ideal." --Publishers Weekly "These narratives provide helpful insight into daily life in the GDR--a state that highly valued conformity--as lived by a minority rarely acknowledged." --Library Journal "... vividly portray the men's trials, tragedies, and triumphs... these memoirs are engagingly provocative.... will serve as a treasure house for future historians, sociologists, and other researchers." --Lambda Book Report "Not just gay men, but anyone with a little humanity will find it rewarding to spend a few hours listening to these men." --Hungry Mind Review "... a rare, intensive glimpse into another community and another culture." --A Different Light Review "The 14 compelling interviews... chronicle gay male experience prior to the dramatic events of the last two years." --On the Issues Jürgen Lemke's collection of interviews with East German homosexual men caused a sensation in the East, where it was hailed as "a milestone in the history of homosexual men in the GDR." The book presents sustained portraits of fourteen men from different generations and classes, "in the closet" and out. Together they provide a penetrating view into the lives of gay men in Germany from the time of Hitler until the final year of the separate socialist state.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253206305
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"These interviews are wonderful. Extremely interesting and informative about gay life in East Germany." --John C. Fouts "A fascinating book. As far as I know, it is the first time that working class gays have given us an insight into their lives.... A singular contribution." --George L. Mosse "Lemke's interviews with 14 gay men, mainly working class, not only encompass a range of gay lifestyles... but reflect almost a century of German history.... Ultimately, love and a steady partnership are upheld as the ideal." --Publishers Weekly "These narratives provide helpful insight into daily life in the GDR--a state that highly valued conformity--as lived by a minority rarely acknowledged." --Library Journal "... vividly portray the men's trials, tragedies, and triumphs... these memoirs are engagingly provocative.... will serve as a treasure house for future historians, sociologists, and other researchers." --Lambda Book Report "Not just gay men, but anyone with a little humanity will find it rewarding to spend a few hours listening to these men." --Hungry Mind Review "... a rare, intensive glimpse into another community and another culture." --A Different Light Review "The 14 compelling interviews... chronicle gay male experience prior to the dramatic events of the last two years." --On the Issues Jürgen Lemke's collection of interviews with East German homosexual men caused a sensation in the East, where it was hailed as "a milestone in the history of homosexual men in the GDR." The book presents sustained portraits of fourteen men from different generations and classes, "in the closet" and out. Together they provide a penetrating view into the lives of gay men in Germany from the time of Hitler until the final year of the separate socialist state.
Young Men Navigating Contemporary Masculinities
Author: Karla Elliott
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030363953
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
This book explores navigations of contemporary masculinities amongst young, advantaged men living in Australia and Germany. Taking an intersectional approach, the book argues that more open, egalitarian forms of masculinity, such as caring masculinities, are fostered by marginalised groups. Elliott investigates ways in which privileged men can move towards this openness alongside ongoing expressions of more traditional or regressive masculinity. Drawing on interviews, the book explores these navigations and the ways in which they are bound up with themes such as work, mobility, relationships, the privileges and pressures of masculinities, and the contradictions and difficulties of masculinities under neoliberalism. What is revealed is the need for change at individual, collective and structural levels, with care and openness amongst men as a means of achieving this change. Young Men Navigating Contemporary Masculinities will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as sociology, gender studies, critical studies on men and masculinities, and cultural studies.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030363953
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
This book explores navigations of contemporary masculinities amongst young, advantaged men living in Australia and Germany. Taking an intersectional approach, the book argues that more open, egalitarian forms of masculinity, such as caring masculinities, are fostered by marginalised groups. Elliott investigates ways in which privileged men can move towards this openness alongside ongoing expressions of more traditional or regressive masculinity. Drawing on interviews, the book explores these navigations and the ways in which they are bound up with themes such as work, mobility, relationships, the privileges and pressures of masculinities, and the contradictions and difficulties of masculinities under neoliberalism. What is revealed is the need for change at individual, collective and structural levels, with care and openness amongst men as a means of achieving this change. Young Men Navigating Contemporary Masculinities will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as sociology, gender studies, critical studies on men and masculinities, and cultural studies.
Gay Bar
Author: Jeremy Atherton Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316458740
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: The New York Times * NPR * Vogue * Gay Times * Artforum * “Gay Bar is an absolute tour de force.” –Maggie Nelson "Atherton Lin has a five-octave, Mariah Carey-esque range for discussing gay sex.” –New York Times Book Review As gay bars continue to close at an alarming rate, a writer looks back to find out what’s being lost in this indispensable, intimate, and stylish celebration of queer history. Strobing lights and dark rooms; throbbing house and drag queens on counters; first kisses, last call: the gay bar has long been a place of solidarity and sexual expression—whatever your scene, whoever you’re seeking. But in urban centers around the world, they are closing, a cultural demolition that has Jeremy Atherton Lin wondering: What was the gay bar? How have they shaped him? And could this spell the end of gay identity as we know it? In Gay Bar, the author embarks upon a transatlantic tour of the hangouts that marked his life, with each club, pub, and dive revealing itself to be a palimpsest of queer history. In prose as exuberant as a hit of poppers and dazzling as a disco ball, he time-travels from Hollywood nights in the 1970s to a warren of cruising tunnels built beneath London in the 1770s; from chichi bars in the aftermath of AIDS to today’s fluid queer spaces; through glory holes, into Crisco-slicked dungeons and down San Francisco alleys. He charts police raids and riots, posing and passing out—and a chance encounter one restless night that would change his life forever. The journey that emerges is a stylish and nuanced inquiry into the connection between place and identity—a tale of liberation, but one that invites us to go beyond the simplified Stonewall mythology and enter lesser-known battlefields in the struggle to carve out a territory. Elegiac, randy, and sparkling with wry wit, Gay Bar is at once a serious critical inquiry, a love story and an epic night out to remember.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316458740
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: The New York Times * NPR * Vogue * Gay Times * Artforum * “Gay Bar is an absolute tour de force.” –Maggie Nelson "Atherton Lin has a five-octave, Mariah Carey-esque range for discussing gay sex.” –New York Times Book Review As gay bars continue to close at an alarming rate, a writer looks back to find out what’s being lost in this indispensable, intimate, and stylish celebration of queer history. Strobing lights and dark rooms; throbbing house and drag queens on counters; first kisses, last call: the gay bar has long been a place of solidarity and sexual expression—whatever your scene, whoever you’re seeking. But in urban centers around the world, they are closing, a cultural demolition that has Jeremy Atherton Lin wondering: What was the gay bar? How have they shaped him? And could this spell the end of gay identity as we know it? In Gay Bar, the author embarks upon a transatlantic tour of the hangouts that marked his life, with each club, pub, and dive revealing itself to be a palimpsest of queer history. In prose as exuberant as a hit of poppers and dazzling as a disco ball, he time-travels from Hollywood nights in the 1970s to a warren of cruising tunnels built beneath London in the 1770s; from chichi bars in the aftermath of AIDS to today’s fluid queer spaces; through glory holes, into Crisco-slicked dungeons and down San Francisco alleys. He charts police raids and riots, posing and passing out—and a chance encounter one restless night that would change his life forever. The journey that emerges is a stylish and nuanced inquiry into the connection between place and identity—a tale of liberation, but one that invites us to go beyond the simplified Stonewall mythology and enter lesser-known battlefields in the struggle to carve out a territory. Elegiac, randy, and sparkling with wry wit, Gay Bar is at once a serious critical inquiry, a love story and an epic night out to remember.
The Rough Guide to Berlin
Author: Christian Williams
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1409371182
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The fully updated and redesigned tenth edition of The Rough Guide to Berlin - now in full colour throughout - is the definitive guide to this extraordinary city, with its fascinating historical sights, world-class museums, cutting-edge galleries and architecture and pulsating nightlife. Read expert background on everything from the enduring Reichstag to Eastern Berlin's cultural scene, and find comprehensive information on Berlin's history, politics and traditions. The introduction will help you choose where to go and what to see, inspired by dozens of stunning photos. Author Picks highlight special places, while the Things Not To Miss section runs through all the must-sees.Navigation through the book and on the ground is aided by clear colour maps with every chapter. Each one is keyed with all the accommodation, eating and drinking options, nightlife venues and shops that are reviewed in detail in our Listings chapters. You'll also find practical advice on a greatly expanded selection of day-trips from the city into Brandenburg: including Potsdam and Park Sanssouci, Sachsenhausen and the Spreewald. With critical listings of the best places to eat, drink, sleep and party for all budgets, this guide gets under the skin of this dynamic city. Whether you have time to browse detailed chapters, or need fast-fix 'Top 5 boxes' that pick out the highlights you won't want to miss, The Rough Guide to Berlin won't let you down! Now available in ePub format.
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1409371182
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The fully updated and redesigned tenth edition of The Rough Guide to Berlin - now in full colour throughout - is the definitive guide to this extraordinary city, with its fascinating historical sights, world-class museums, cutting-edge galleries and architecture and pulsating nightlife. Read expert background on everything from the enduring Reichstag to Eastern Berlin's cultural scene, and find comprehensive information on Berlin's history, politics and traditions. The introduction will help you choose where to go and what to see, inspired by dozens of stunning photos. Author Picks highlight special places, while the Things Not To Miss section runs through all the must-sees.Navigation through the book and on the ground is aided by clear colour maps with every chapter. Each one is keyed with all the accommodation, eating and drinking options, nightlife venues and shops that are reviewed in detail in our Listings chapters. You'll also find practical advice on a greatly expanded selection of day-trips from the city into Brandenburg: including Potsdam and Park Sanssouci, Sachsenhausen and the Spreewald. With critical listings of the best places to eat, drink, sleep and party for all budgets, this guide gets under the skin of this dynamic city. Whether you have time to browse detailed chapters, or need fast-fix 'Top 5 boxes' that pick out the highlights you won't want to miss, The Rough Guide to Berlin won't let you down! Now available in ePub format.
The Men With the Pink Triangle
Author: Heinz Heger
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1642598607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
For decades, history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970s did historians finally recognize that gay people, like Jews and others deemed “undesirable,” suffered enormously at the hands of the Nazi regime. Of the few who survived the concentration camps, even fewer ever came forward to tell their stories. This heart wrenchingly vivid account of one man's arrest and imprisonment by the Nazis for the crime of homosexuality, now with a new preface by Sarah Schulman, remains an essential contribution to gay history and our understanding of historical fascism, as well as a remarkable and complex story of survival and identity.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1642598607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
For decades, history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970s did historians finally recognize that gay people, like Jews and others deemed “undesirable,” suffered enormously at the hands of the Nazi regime. Of the few who survived the concentration camps, even fewer ever came forward to tell their stories. This heart wrenchingly vivid account of one man's arrest and imprisonment by the Nazis for the crime of homosexuality, now with a new preface by Sarah Schulman, remains an essential contribution to gay history and our understanding of historical fascism, as well as a remarkable and complex story of survival and identity.