GAY PULPS - This
is a series of posts dedicated to pulp novels, see links below to related blog
topics, and follow them to those pages. The gay pulp novel led to a homosexual
male identity in a post-Stonewall era, after World War II. From the 1950s to
the 1970s, censorship laws were relaxed to allow more freedom, including sexual
and romantic expression. Pulp fiction was usually sold at train stations,
drugstores and newsstands; with striking visual covers which conveyed certain
stylistic themes; depicting the sensational topics contained inside. Hidden
within the characters and plotlines were clues that told gay men of the period
how to live their lives--written by themselves--with details of their own
personal experiences, struggles and insights. These novels are invaluable clues
as to how LBGT lived their lives, in an era of subtext and the ability to pass,
during this period of American history. I find pulp novels of all types
compelling windows onto the past, and have amassed a personal collection, which
is part of my literary influences. Looking for a good read? Check these books
out.
Related posts
on this topic:
Champ by Don
Holiday
Cruising Horny
Corners by Lance Lester
Finistère by
Fritz Peters
Gay Traders by
Aaron Thomas
Man Divided by
Dean Douglas
Midtown Queen by
Julian Mark
Muscle Boy by
Bud Clifton
Song of the
Loon by Richard Amory
The Dungaree
Jungle by Riley Benton
The Gay Bunch
by Lynton Wright Brent
The Lavender
Elves by Dean Hudson
The Purple Ring
by Carl Corley
#Gay #Pulps #Crime #Thriller #Horror
#Gay #Pulps #Crime #Thriller #Horror
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