title: Unspeakable: The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press in America
author:  Rodger Streitmatter 
description: Streitmatter (journalism, School of Communication, American University) has written an engaging history of one segment of the alternative press: general interest publications aimed at lesbians and/or gay men and created and owned by gay people. Of some 2600 titles published since the 1940s, a dozen or so?from Vice Versa (1947-48), America's first lesbian magazine, to Out (1992-present)?are examined at length, chronicling the evolution of the gay rights movement from peeks out of the closet to street protests. Tracing the progression of the gay media from anonymous, mimeographed radical manifestos to glossy lifestyle magazines driven by brand-name advertisers, Streitmatter observes a shift from an activist to a mainstream editorial slant, especially by publications with large circulations. Recommended for both large public libraries and academic libraries, especially those with programs in journalism and gay, gender, or minority studies.?Jo McClamroch, Xavier Univ. Lib., Cincinnati, Ohio<BR>Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: CONTENTS
  Introduction
  1
  	Gay
  Interlude–	The	Marxist	Foundations
  2
  	Women
  Interlude–	The	Impact	of	Tech
  3
  	Race
  Interlude–	On	Forgiveness
  4
  	Trans
  Conclusion
  Acknowledgements
  Notes
  Index
  
  ‘The	special	mark	of	the	modern	world	is	not	that	it	is	sceptical,	but	that	it
  is	dogmatic	without	knowing	it.’
  G.	K.	Chesterton
  ‘Oh	my	gosh,	look	at	her	butt
  Oh	my	gosh,	look	at	her	butt
  Oh	my	gosh,	look	at	her	butt
  (Look	at	her	butt)
  Look	at,	look	at,	look	at
  Look,	at	her	butt’
  N.	Minaj
  
  INTRODUCTION
  We	are	going	through	a	great	crowd	derangement.	In	public	and	in	private,	both
  online	 and	 off,	 people	 are	 behaving	 in	 ways	 that	 are	 increasingly	 irrational,
  feverish,	herd-like	and	simply	unpleasant.	The	daily	news	cycle	is	filled	with	the
  consequences.	Yet	while	we	see	the	symptoms	everywhere,	we	do	not	see	the
  causes.
  Various	explanations	have	been	given.	These	tend	to	suggest	that	any	and	all
  madnesses	are	the	consequence	of	a	Presidential	election,	or	a	referendum.	But
  none	of	these	explan