An Angel in Sodom : Henry Gerber and the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement
by
Jim Elledge
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1641606053
ISBN-13
9781641606059
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
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Chicago Review Press
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GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 4th, 2022
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
481 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.60 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Gay & Lesbian studies
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2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Gay Memoir/Biography
"Makes the case that we should consider Gerber not an asterisk, but a forefather of the gay-rights movementone who would influence later generations of activists."The Atlantic
Born in 1892 in Germany, Henry Gerber was expelled from school as a boy and lost several jobs as a young man because of his homosexual activities. He emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the army for employment. After his release, he explored Chicagos gay subculture: cruising Bughouse Square, getting arrested for disorderly conduct, and falling in love. He was institutionalized for being gay, branded an enemy alien at the end of World War I, and given a choice: to rejoin the army or be imprisoned in a federal penitentiary.
Gerber re-enlisted and was sent to Germany in 1920. In Berlin, he discovered a vibrant gay rights movement, which made him vow to advocate for the rights of gay men at home. He founded the Society for Human Rights, the first legally recognized US gay-rights organization, on December 10, 1924.
When police caught wind of it, he and two members were arrested. He lost his job, went to court three times, and went bankrupt. Released, he moved to New York, disheartened.
Later in life, he joined the DC chapter of the Mattachine Society, a gay-rights advocacy group founded by Harry Hay who had heard of Gerbers group, leading him to found Mattachine.
An Angel in Sodom is the first and long overdue biography of the founder of the first US gay rights organization.
"Makes the case that we should consider Gerber not an asterisk, but a forefather of the gay-rights movementone who would influence later generations of activists."The Atlantic
Born in 1892 in Germany, Henry Gerber was expelled from school as a boy and lost several jobs as a young man because of his homosexual activities. He emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the army for employment. After his release, he explored Chicagos gay subculture: cruising Bughouse Square, getting arrested for disorderly conduct, and falling in love. He was institutionalized for being gay, branded an enemy alien at the end of World War I, and given a choice: to rejoin the army or be imprisoned in a federal penitentiary.
Gerber re-enlisted and was sent to Germany in 1920. In Berlin, he discovered a vibrant gay rights movement, which made him vow to advocate for the rights of gay men at home. He founded the Society for Human Rights, the first legally recognized US gay-rights organization, on December 10, 1924.
When police caught wind of it, he and two members were arrested. He lost his job, went to court three times, and went bankrupt. Released, he moved to New York, disheartened.
Later in life, he joined the DC chapter of the Mattachine Society, a gay-rights advocacy group founded by Harry Hay who had heard of Gerbers group, leading him to found Mattachine.
An Angel in Sodom is the first and long overdue biography of the founder of the first US gay rights organization.
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