Gay bar : the fabulous, true story of a daring woman and her boys in the 1950s

Gay bar : the fabulous, true story of a daring woman and her boys in the 1950s /

"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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Author / Contributor: Fellows, Will (Author)
Other authors / contributors: Branson, Helen P.
Imprint: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2010]
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects:
Branson, Helen P.
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.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

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