Cat.No: 157022 Amerika no geitachi: ai to kaiho no monogatari [America's gays: tales of love and liberation]. Chieko Kuriki.

Amerika no geitachi: ai to kaiho no monogatari [America's gays: tales of love and liberation]

Tokyo: Chuo Koronsha, 1998. Hardcover. 287p., Text in Japanese, very good hardcover in dj,

In preface, author talks about how she was surprised to discover (after living in Germany for some time and meeting many gay men) how gays in America were much more united and political. In chapters focused on particular individuals, she discusses her encounters with US gay men in San Francisco (12), Los Angeles (2), Chicago (3), Atlanta (2), Washington DC (2), and New York (3). Several of the interview-based essays focus on the AIDS crisis, but other topics include gay churches, S&M, coming out at work, being gay and Japanese, drag, and gay politics.

Cat.No: 157022
ISBN: 4120027716

Price: $45.00