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Queer Bronzeville, 1900-1985, by Tristan Cabello

The history of African American gays and lesbians on Chicago's South Side. First published on OutHistory in March 2009; updated most recently in October 2012.

Contents

  • Part 1: The Emergence of Queer Networks in Bronzeville (1900-1940)
    • Queer Bronzeville's Pre-History
    • Tony Jackson
    • Bronzeville's Vice District
    • Singing the Blues: Masculine Female Performers
    • Ernest Burgess: Exploring Sexual Systems
    • Bronzeville's Queer Nightlife
  • Part 2: The Making of Bronzeville's Queer Culture (1940-1955)
    • The Drag Balls
    • Queer Religious Leaders
    • Gay life in 1940's Bronzeville: The Story of "Nancy Kelly"
    • Gay Life in 1950's Bronzeville: The Story of Jacques Cristion
    • The Story of Bronzeville's Gay Icon: Rudy Richardson
    • Queer Business: The Case of Joe Hughes
    • The Johnson Publishing Company
    • Female Impersonators
  • Part 3: Civil Rights and Gay Identities in Bronzeville (1955-1970)
    • Queer Writers: Willard Motley
    • Queer Writers: Lorraine Hansberry
  • Part 4: Gay Liberation in Bronzeville (1970-1980)
    • Gay Liberation/Third World Gay Revolution
    • NCBG-Chicago: The National Coalition of Black Gays
  • Part 5: AIDS, Black Politics and The Making of a Black Gay Community (1980-1985)
    • Chicago's African American Gays and the Early Days of the AIDS Epidemic
    • Keith Barrow
  • Bibliography
  • About the Author

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