Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Preface to the 2014 Edition xv
5. Prologue 1
6. PART I. How the Grove Became Gay: I936- I945
7. CHAPTER 1. "Built upon the Sand" 13
8. PART II. The Gay Country Club: I946- I959
9. CHAPTER 2. The Battle for the Beach 37
10. CHAPTER 3. Conviviality and Camp 68
11. CHAPTER 4. Trouble in Paradise 94
12. PART III. The Nation Takes Shape: I96o- I969
13. CHAPTER 5. The Rise of Gay Commercialism 109
14. CHAPTER 6. The Geometry of Gay Prejudice 142
15. CHAPTER 7. Plays, Parties, and Sex 170
16. PART IV. The "Lithuanians" and the ''Doughnut Rack": The Lesbian Minority I936- I980
17. CHAPTER 8. The "Fun Gay Ladies" 203
18. CHAPTER 9. 'Just One of the 'Boys'" 221
19. PART V. The Grove after Stonewall· I970 - I 98o
20. CHAPTER 10. The Ad Hoc Committee to Save Cherry Grove 235
21. CHAPTER 11. Bored on the Fourth of July 266
22. Epilogue 285
23. Appendix on Methods 301
24. Notes 305
25. Narrators 349
26. References Cited 353
27. Index 369