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American queer culture saw some of its earliest mass expression in the pulp fiction market starting around the end of World War II, and though sometimes called "masturbation" books they included some more refined literary expressions with such works as: Flora Fletcher's 'Whisper of Love' (1955); and Andre Tellier's 'Twilight Men' (1957). In the 1940's, the lesbian pulp novels were more prevalent, but by the 1950's the genre saw an increase in gay male pulp novels. To avoid the law, publishers would often change their names and addresses, and writers wrote under pseudonyms. However, the books in the genre dealt with social and political issues along with issues around sexual orientation and erotic expression presenting these subjects in a unique historical perspective. Several prominent gay and lesbian writers worked in the pulp fiction market, among these are Ann Bannon (The Marriage, 1960), Phil Andros (The Greek Way, 1972), and Jane Rule (Against the Season, 1975).

"Lesbian & Gay Pulp Fiction Collection A Major Asset to the Archives." Archeion. Volume 2, #2. 2002, June. The Stonewall Library and Archives, Ft Lauderdale Fla. [Online: http://www.stonewall-library.org/Archives/news/Archeion/June2002.htm: 2002, Sept. 29].

From the guide to the Gay and Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection, 1955-1988, (© 2010 Fales Library and Special Collections)

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associatedWith Bannon, Ann person
associatedWith Caldwell, Clay person
associatedWith Cockran, Bob person
associatedWith Cummings, Rich person
associatedWith Dale, Dick person
associatedWith Davidson, Chris person
associatedWith Dean, Douglas, 1920- person
associatedWith Evans, Jack person
associatedWith Everts, Tag person
associatedWith Graeme, Roland person
associatedWith Greene, Jay person
associatedWith Griffon, David person
associatedWith Gronowski, Paul person
associatedWith Hall, Marnie person
associatedWith Harrington, Len person
associatedWith Hughes, Peter Tuesday person
associatedWith Kincaid, Jeff person
associatedWith Lamb, Sebastian person
associatedWith Maggie, John person
associatedWith Maltese, William person
associatedWith McClain, Burt person
associatedWith Michaels, Ward person
associatedWith Miller, Marcus person
associatedWith Montague, Murray person
associatedWith Pepper, Peter, 1899- person
associatedWith Rogers, Lance person
associatedWith Rule, Jane person
associatedWith Savage, Lon person
associatedWith Sawyers, Rod person
associatedWith Smith, Art person
associatedWith Stroth, Dick person
associatedWith Stuart, Chad person
associatedWith Tellier, Andre, 1902- person
associatedWith Thomas, Aaron person
associatedWith Tulane, Rick person
associatedWith West, Samuel person
associatedWith Wilson, George person
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