{"product_id":"the-militant-homosexual-60s-gay-pulp-novel-artwork","title":"The Militant Homosexual (60's Gay Pulp Novel Artwork)","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThe Militant Homosexual — John Barry 1967 Vintage Gay Pulp Book Poster\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in \u003cstrong\u003e1967 by Brandon House\u003c\/strong\u003e in North Hollywood, California, \u003cem\u003eThe Militant Homosexual\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Barry\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of those wonderfully provocative little paperbacks that appeared during the turbulent years leading up to the gay liberation movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile most of America was still pretending homosexuals either didn't exist or needed psychiatric treatment, here was a book boldly announcing the arrival of the \u003cem\u003emilitant homosexual\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot the discreet homosexual. Not the apologetic homosexual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MILITANT homosexual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike the usual assortment of steamy gay pulp novels featuring handsome sailors, lonely cowboys, and men getting into trouble in boardinghouses, \u003cem\u003eThe Militant Homosexual\u003c\/em\u003e was a nonfiction examination of homosexuality, published at a time when attitudes toward gay people were beginning to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1960s, organizations like the \u003cstrong\u003eMattachine Society\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eDaughters of Bilitis\u003c\/strong\u003e were challenging discrimination, organizing demonstrations, and demanding that homosexual Americans be treated like everyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e1965\u003c\/strong\u003e, gay rights activists began picketing government buildings in Washington, D.C., openly protesting laws and employment policies that discriminated against homosexuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time Barry's book appeared in 1967, the country was experiencing enormous political and cultural upheaval. The civil rights movement, antiwar protests, women's liberation, and the sexual revolution were all challenging the established order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd gay Americans were becoming increasingly unwilling to remain invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust two years later, the \u003cstrong\u003eStonewall uprising of June 1969\u003c\/strong\u003e would help ignite a new era of gay liberation, transforming the struggle for homosexual rights into a much louder, angrier, and more visible political movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished as \u003cstrong\u003eBrandon House No. 1068\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 188-page paperback is now a fascinating artifact of its time, documenting an era when homosexuality was being debated, investigated, sensationalized, and increasingly defended in American popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd like so many mid-century paperbacks, its wonderfully dramatic cover makes it a collectible piece of vintage queer publishing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"16″ x 24″ \/ Matte","offer_id":67996958392478,"sku":"46875093775053414078","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24″ x 36″ \/ Matte","offer_id":67996958425246,"sku":"21812958757991730311","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/1893\/4942\/files\/18414338278527227184_2048.jpg?v=1794407074","url":"https:\/\/brankobrand.com\/products\/the-militant-homosexual-60s-gay-pulp-novel-artwork","provider":"Branko Brand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}