Gay bar : the fabulous, true story of a daring woman and her boys in the 1950s / Will Fellows and Helen P. Branson ; introduction by Blanche M. Baker, M.D.

"Vivacious, unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a gay bar in Los Angeles in the 1950s--America's most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety, and fun she fo...

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Main Author:	Fellows, Will
Other Authors:	Branson, Helen P.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2010]
Series:	UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Branson, Helen P. 1900-1999 Gay bars > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Gay men > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century. Gay men > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century > Sources. Women-owned business enterprises > Social aspects > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Gay men > Relations with heterosexuals > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Businesswomen > California > Los Angeles > Biography. Gay bars > California > Los Angeles. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies. Gay bars Gay men > Social conditions Police raids on LGBTQ+ bars. Persecution of gay men. LGBTQ+ bars. Gay-focused businesses. Sexual minorities. Men. LGBTQ+ people. Gay studies. Lesbian studies. Gender studies. California > Los Angeles Biographies.
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