Jeffrey Escoffier: 2 books
American Homo
Community and Perversity
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
A sweeping account of the way lesbian, gay, and bisexual people have challenged and changed society
In this provocative book, Jeffrey Escoffier tracks LGBT movements across the contested terrain of American political life, where they have endured the historical tension between the homoeroticism...
Bigger Than Life
The History of Gay Porn Cinema from Beefcake to Hardcore
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Hardcore porn-both the straight and gay varieties-entered mainstream American culture in the 1970s as the sexual revolution swept away many of the cultural inhibitions and legal restraints on explicit sexual expression. The first porn movie ever to be reviewed by Variety, the entertainment industry's...