Dear Abby, I'm Gay: Newspaper Advice Columnists and Homosexuality in America

by Andrew E Stoner and Andrew E. Stoner

What role did America's newspaper advice columnists play in shaping and forming societal attitudes toward LGBTQ people throughout the 20th century? They served the dual function of offering advice and satisfying the curious. They also often provided the first mention of homosexuality outside of newspaper crime blotters. More than 100 million readers regularly read the columns. This book chronicles some of the most popular and widely circulated newspaper...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476684960
• ISBN13: 9781476684963
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"