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Alwood, Edward.

Straight news : gays, lesbians, and the news media / Edward Alwood. - New York : Columbia University Press, c1996. - xvi, 386 p., [16] p. of plates : ill ; 24 cm. - Between men--between women . - Between men--between women. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-367) and index.

pt. I. The News Media Discover Homosexuality: World War II to Stonewall, 1943-1969. 1. A Community Discovers Itself. 2. Out of the Shadows. 3. Becoming Front-Page News. 4. Covering Stonewall -- pt. 2. Progress and Backlash, 1970-1980. 5. Gay News, Straight Media. 6. Becoming Visible. 7. TV Becomes a Battleground. 8. Working in Newspapers. 9. Gay Power, Gay Politics. 10. Lessons from the Ramrod -- pt. 3. Requiem for the Media, 1981-1994. 11. Responding to AIDS. 12. The Experience of AIDS. 13. The Consequences of Outing. 14. The '90s and Beyond.

Finalist for the American Library Association Stonewall Non-Fiction Award, 1997

ISBN: 0231084366 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780231084369 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0231084374 (pbk.) 9780231084376 (pbk.)

LCCN: 96000526

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mass media and sex.
Gay men in mass media.
Lesbians in mass media.
Homophobia in mass media.

LC Class. No.: P96.H362 / A44 1996 P96.S45 / A44 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 305.9/0664