The Story of a Life: For the Consideration of the Medical Fraternity is the first autobiography of a gay man written in the Americas. Originally published in St. Louis, Missouri, 1901, the book is the first-person narrative of thirty-year-old teacher "Claude Hartland" (whose true identity has not yet been discovered) as he struggles with his homosexuality. From early experimentation with cross-dressing to cruising as an adult, from brief flings and crushes on teachers and students to long-term relationships, from self ...
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The Story of a Life: For the Consideration of the Medical Fraternity is the first autobiography of a gay man written in the Americas. Originally published in St. Louis, Missouri, 1901, the book is the first-person narrative of thirty-year-old teacher "Claude Hartland" (whose true identity has not yet been discovered) as he struggles with his homosexuality. From early experimentation with cross-dressing to cruising as an adult, from brief flings and crushes on teachers and students to long-term relationships, from self-discovery to self-loathing, Hartland paints a full picture of gay life in the U.S. during the decades after the Civil War, both foreign and familiar to the readers of today.
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