Anita Kurimay: Queer Budapest

USA 2020, 336 pp., brochure, € 49.95
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University of Chicago Press
By the dawn of the 20th century, Budapest was a burgeoning cosmopolitan metropolis. Known at the time as the »Pearl of the Danube,« it boasted some of Europe's most innovative architectural and cultural achievements, and its growing middle class was committed to advancing the city's liberal politics and making it an intellectual and commercial crossroads between East and West. In ... Weiterlesen

Conor O'Dwyer: Coming Out of Communism

The Emergence of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe. USA 2018, 333 pp., brochure, € 45.95
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New York University Press
While LGBT activism has increased worldwide, there has been strong backlash against LGBT people in Eastern Europe. Although Russia is the most prominent anti-gay regime in the region, LGBT individuals in other post-communist countries also suffer from discriminatory laws and prejudiced social institutions. Combining an historical overview with interviews and case studies in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech ... Weiterlesen

Jan Seidl, Ruth J. Weiniger etc.: Queer Prague

A Guide to the LGBT History of the Czech Capital 1380 - 2000. CZ 2015, 171 pp. illustrated, brochure, € 14.95
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Cerne pole
This guide introduces 100 places which are connected with the past of the queer people of Prague. The book is designed to be a true guide book, i.e. a book of instructions for walking around the city. There is an orientation map of the given borough at the beginning of each chapter. The individual places of interest are marked in ... Weiterlesen