Charleston County Public Library

The real Rainbow Row, explorations in Charleston's LGBTQ history, Harlan Greene

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

The real Rainbow Row

1360417896

Harlan Greene

explorations in Charleston's LGBTQ history

"Though Charleston has a reputation for holding onto the past longer than most other places, it could not avoid the shock of change. Much has been written of the city's history of civil rights, and its rich African American, women's, ethnic, and religious past. One of the minority groups long left out of the club has been Charleston's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and other sexual minorities community. It's not that they haven't been here all along, making history, contributing greatly to the creation of one of America's most distinctive cities. But, even now, with so many people out and acknowledged, marching in the streets, being elected to public office, and marrying, there are still discrepancies. There are no statues to LGBTQ people (while some discriminatory statutes linger), and very few official mentions anywhere. While other pasts blaze brightly, there is just a flickering of knowledge about local LGBTQ history. Historian Harlan Greene digs deep and uncovers a wealth of knowledge about Charleston's LGBTQ past and present in this fascinating and informative book."--from Amazon.com

Introduction -- Indigenous spirits and the first Europeans -- Sex and the sea-drinking city: Charleston and its seamen through the centuries -- First in the hearts of their countrymen: Revolutionary histories -- Schools for scandal: Men and boys in the early 19th century -- Misbehaving women -- Intersex in the city? Charlotte Myers and Rufus Griswold -- On the cusp: Theorists in the city -- Civil rights and wrongs and addressing cross-dressing -- Wilde men and the French offence -- Renaissance women and men -- Passing in, and passing through, Charleston -- Passing strange: Lives lost and found -- World War II and following: Opening the closet door -- Freedom and fright: The 1950s -- Stonewalling: Into the 1960s -- Charleston and change: Matlovich, Maupin, and Dawn Langley Hall -- The sophisticated(?) city -- 'An obligation to be proud': The eighties -- HIV and AIDS -- The gay nineties -- The last straw -- 'It's time': Politics and pride -- After the march: A summary

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