Completely
Queer : The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia by
Steve Hogan, Lee Hudson
Approximately 600 articles arranged in
alphabetical format attempt to "encircle" Queerness,
focusing primarily on the accomplishments of Western,
self-identified gays and lesbians in the 1970s-1990s, with forays
into the pre-Stonewall past. Entries feature Jimmy Somerville,
Emily Dickinson, June Jordan, Bill T. Jones--it's impossible to
provide a representative sample here. The breadth of the topic
makes for some interesting juxtapositions--entries on major
religions abide in bizarre proximity to Baths/Bathhouses, Beaches,
and Bears.
