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Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

by James Kirchick

★ BookTube Prize ★ New York Time’s Notable Book

Washington, D.C., has always been a city of secrets. Few have been more dramatic than the ones revealed in James Kirchick’s Secret City. For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a person might be gay destroyed reputations, ended careers, and ruined lives. At the height of the Cold War, fear of homosexuality becam

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date: Feb 15, 2022
Format: Print edition
Pages: 448
ISBN: 9781627792325

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Biography & Autobiography: LGBTQ+Biography & Autobiography: Political (Biography)History: United States – 20th Century Political Science: American Government – National Political Science: History & Theory – General Social Science: LGBT Studies – Gay Studies

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