Gay Men at the Movies

Introduction   Part One: Friends of Dorothy in the Emerald City   Chapter 1 - The 1950s - Censored from view for all to see
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1950s Sydney Regular guys and 'sister boys': Tea and Sympathy Friends of Tom Lee: Rebel without a Cause, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Some Like it Hot   Chapter 2 - The 1960s - Undeniable 
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1960s Sydney Poor unfortunate souls: Victim and Advise and Consent The real lives of English youth: A Taste of Honey, The Leather Boys and If...   Chapter 3 - The 1970s - Strike up the band 
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1970s Sydney A memory of times gone by: The Boys in the Band The thrill of the new: Sunday Bloody Sunday and A Very Natural Thing   Chapter 4 - The 1980s - Arriving at last, leaving too soon
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1980s Sydney The Hollywood gaze: Fame, Partners, Cruising and Making Love An independent eye: Taxi Zum Klo   Chapter 5 - The 1990s - When we were cool 
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1990s Sydney Made for them or watched by us? The Sum of Us To enlighten and remember: Philadelphia and Longtime Companion   Chapter 6 - The 2000s - In the shadow of the mountain
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 2000s Sydney The film that got us good: Brokeback Mountain Staying home or going to the festival: Another Gay Movie and Shelter   Part Two: Memories of Dorothy: Memories, Movies, Gay Men   Chapter 7 - Gay kids at the movies - Movie memory and queer childhoods On-screen memories: Childhood Remembering childhood cinema-going   Chapter 8 - Others like us - Movie memory and the search for community Movie memories at the movies: Identity Learning, reciting and refuting memory   Chapter 9 - We were there - Movie memory and the search for a queer past Heroes and villains: Braveheart and Alexander Creating 'our' history: Stonewall and Milk   Conclusion: Gay Men at the Movies