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Lisaruth: linked to info about Allan Sherman's book

2009-10-08T20:17:04Z

linked to info about Allan Sherman's book

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	World War II plucked young people out of small towns across America and brought them together in sex-segregated settings on a massive scale. Many had their first homosexual encounters and formed their earliest queer alliances as a direct result of their participation in the service or the wartime labor market.		World War II plucked young people out of small towns across America and brought them together in sex-segregated settings on a massive scale. Many had their first homosexual encounters and formed their earliest queer alliances as a direct result of their participation in the service or the wartime labor market.

	Allan Sherman (a heterosexual) described this culture shock dramatically in his 1973 book, ''The Rape of the APE* '', "There were 13 million of us drafted to fight for God and country, and every one a full-fledged, clean-cut, wholesome, decent, interchangeable American boy. We all kissed Mom and Dad good-bye at the railroad station." Then they were shipped out and whipped into shape by foul-mouthed, intimidating superiors. Soon the realization hit: "It was almost too good to be true. Everything in the army was obscene or pornographic."		Allan Sherman (a heterosexual) described this culture shock dramatically in his 1973 book, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_APE* The Rape of the APE*]'', "There were 13 million of us drafted to fight for God and country, and every one a full-fledged, clean-cut, wholesome, decent, interchangeable American boy. We all kissed Mom and Dad good-bye at the railroad station." Then they were shipped out and whipped into shape by foul-mouthed, intimidating superiors. Soon the realization hit: "It was almost too good to be true. Everything in the army was obscene or pornographic."

	With fifty men sharing a latrine, toilet taboos vanished "in a symphony of grunts and smells and flushing noises." Privacy was nonexistent. "Answering nature's call meant subjecting yourself to loud and detailed criticism - perceptive and merciless descriptions of your sex organs, ranging from ridicule to glowing admiration." This became a game for many men, and a challenge for others. Soldiers soon learned to flaunt their genitals and brag about their toilet mannerisms. "Anyone who was modest about these was immediately and forever labeled a homosexual. (In those days, that was an insult.)" Suddenly, a generation of servicemen raised under the oppressively genteel mantle of American Victorianism were forced into an awareness of one another's most intimate body parts and bodily functions.		With fifty men sharing a latrine, toilet taboos vanished "in a symphony of grunts and smells and flushing noises." Privacy was nonexistent. "Answering nature's call meant subjecting yourself to loud and detailed criticism - perceptive and merciless descriptions of your sex organs, ranging from ridicule to glowing admiration." This became a game for many men, and a challenge for others. Soldiers soon learned to flaunt their genitals and brag about their toilet mannerisms. "Anyone who was modest about these was immediately and forever labeled a homosexual. (In those days, that was an insult.)" Suddenly, a generation of servicemen raised under the oppressively genteel mantle of American Victorianism were forced into an awareness of one another's most intimate body parts and bodily functions.
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	Rather than returning home, many soldiers (and particularly those dishonorably discharged for homosexuality) stayed or settled in San Francisco after their service ended.		Rather than returning home, many soldiers (and particularly those dishonorably discharged for homosexuality) stayed or settled in San Francisco after their service ended.

	''--Bill Brent, ''Black Sheets ''magazine, from which this material was excerpted.		''--Bill Brent, ''Black Sheets ''magazine, from which this material was excerpted.''

Lisaruth at 19:54, 8 October 2009

2009-10-08T19:54:45Z

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	Allan Sherman (a heterosexual) described this culture shock dramatically in his 1973 book, ''The Rape of the APE* '', "There were 13 million of us drafted to fight for God and country, and every one a full-fledged, clean-cut, wholesome, decent, interchangeable American boy. We all kissed Mom and Dad good-bye at the railroad station." Then they were shipped out and whipped into shape by foul-mouthed, intimidating superiors. Soon the realization hit: "It was almost too good to be true. Everything in the army was obscene or pornographic."		Allan Sherman (a heterosexual) described this culture shock dramatically in his 1973 book, ''The Rape of the APE* '', "There were 13 million of us drafted to fight for God and country, and every one a full-fledged, clean-cut, wholesome, decent, interchangeable American boy. We all kissed Mom and Dad good-bye at the railroad station." Then they were shipped out and whipped into shape by foul-mouthed, intimidating superiors. Soon the realization hit: "It was almost too good to be true. Everything in the army was obscene or pornographic."

	With fifty men sharing a latrine, toilet taboos vanished "in a symphony of grunts and smells and flushing noises." Privacy was nonexistent. "Answering nature's call meant subjecting yourself to loud and detailed criticism perceptive and merciless descriptions of your sex organs, ranging from ridicule to glowing admiration." This became a game for many men, and a challenge for others. Soldiers soon learned to flaunt their genitals and brag about their toilet mannerisms. "Anyone who was modest about these was immediately and forever labeled a homosexual. (In those days, that was an insult.)" Suddenly, a generation of servicemen raised under the oppressively genteel mantle of American Victorianism were forced into an awareness of one another's most intimate body parts and bodily functions.		With fifty men sharing a latrine, toilet taboos vanished "in a symphony of grunts and smells and flushing noises." Privacy was nonexistent. "Answering nature's call meant subjecting yourself to loud and detailed criticism - perceptive and merciless descriptions of your sex organs, ranging from ridicule to glowing admiration." This became a game for many men, and a challenge for others. Soldiers soon learned to flaunt their genitals and brag about their toilet mannerisms. "Anyone who was modest about these was immediately and forever labeled a homosexual. (In those days, that was an insult.)" Suddenly, a generation of servicemen raised under the oppressively genteel mantle of American Victorianism were forced into an awareness of one another's most intimate body parts and bodily functions.

	San Francisco was the point of departure and reentry for many men involved in the war. Those searching for the growing number of gay bars and restaurants in this port town got an unknowing assist from the armed services themselves, who routinely posted lists of off-limits bars.		San Francisco was the point of departure and reentry for many men involved in the war. Those searching for the growing number of gay bars and restaurants in this port town got an unknowing assist from the armed services themselves, who routinely posted lists of off-limits bars.

Ccarlsson: Protected "World War II: Self-Discovery for Many": excerpted essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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Protected "World War II: Self-Discovery for Many": excerpted essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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Ccarlsson: PC and protected

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PC and protected

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Bill Brent''

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	Rather than returning home, many soldiers (and particularly those dishonorably discharged for homosexuality) stayed or settled in San Francisco after their service ended.		Rather than returning home, many soldiers (and particularly those dishonorably discharged for homosexuality) stayed or settled in San Francisco after their service ended.

	''--Bill Brent, ''Black Sheets ''magazine, from which this material was excerpted~~, can be ordered by sending an age statement with your order to Black Books, PO Box 31155, San Francisco CA 94131-0155~~. ~~$6 for issue 12, or $20 for a 4-issue sub. Complete catalog of all our publications on underground culture is just $1. And yes, we do take plastic! (415) 431-0171.'' [This was written in 1998.]~~		''--Bill Brent, ''Black Sheets ''magazine, from which this material was excerpted.

Ccarlsson: categories and links

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categories and links

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	'''The Why Not, one of San Francisco's first leather bars, 1962'''		'''The 'Why Not,' one of San Francisco's first leather bars, 1962'''

	World War II plucked young people out of small towns across America and brought them together in sex-segregated settings on a massive scale. Many had their first homosexual encounters and formed their earliest queer alliances as a direct result of their participation in the service or the wartime labor market.		World War II plucked young people out of small towns across America and brought them together in sex-segregated settings on a massive scale. Many had their first homosexual encounters and formed their earliest queer alliances as a direct result of their participation in the service or the wartime labor market.
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	Rather than returning home, many soldiers (and particularly those dishonorably discharged for homosexuality) stayed or settled in San Francisco after their service ended.		Rather than returning home, many soldiers (and particularly those dishonorably discharged for homosexuality) stayed or settled in San Francisco after their service ended.

	--''Black Sheets ''magazine, from which this material was excerpted, can be ordered by sending an age statement with your order to Black Books, PO Box 31155, San Francisco CA 94131-0155. $6 for issue 12, or $20 for a 4-issue sub. Complete catalog of all our publications on underground culture is just $1. And yes, we do take plastic! (415) 431-0171.		''--Bill Brent, ''Black Sheets ''magazine, from which this material was excerpted, can be ordered by sending an age statement with your order to Black Books, PO Box 31155, San Francisco CA 94131-0155. $6 for issue 12, or $20 for a 4-issue sub. Complete catalog of all our publications on underground culture is just $1. And yes, we do take plastic! (415) 431-0171.'' [This was written in 1998.]

	~~Contributors to this page include:~~

	~~''City Lights Books,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer ''~~

	~~Black Books - Publisher or Photographer~~		[[Mattachine: Radical Roots of the Gay Movement \| Prev. Document]] [[Gays and Beats \| Next Document]]

	~~Brent,Bill - Writer~~		[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1960s]]

	[[~~Mattachine~~: ~~Radical Roots of the~~ Gay ~~Movement \| Prev. Document~~]] [[~~Gays and Beats \| Next Document~~]]

Lisaruth: links

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links

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[[Image:gay1$why-not.jpg]]

'''The Why Not, one of San Francisco's first leather bars, 1962'''

World War II plucked young people out of small towns across America and brought them together in sex-segregated settings on a massive scale. Many had their first homosexual encounters and formed their earliest queer alliances as a direct result of their participation in the service or the wartime labor market.

Allan Sherman (a heterosexual) described this culture shock dramatically in his 1973 book, ''The Rape of the A*P*E* '', "There were 13 million of us drafted to fight for God and country, and every one a full-fledged, clean-cut, wholesome, decent, interchangeable American boy. We all kissed Mom and Dad good-bye at the railroad station." Then they were shipped out and whipped into shape by foul-mouthed, intimidating superiors. Soon the realization hit: "It was almost too good to be true. Everything in the army was obscene or pornographic."

With fifty men sharing a latrine, toilet taboos vanished "in a symphony of grunts and smells and flushing noises." Privacy was nonexistent. "Answering nature's call meant subjecting yourself to loud and detailed criticism perceptive and merciless descriptions of your sex organs, ranging from ridicule to glowing admiration." This became a game for many men, and a challenge for others. Soldiers soon learned to flaunt their genitals and brag about their toilet mannerisms. "Anyone who was modest about these was immediately and forever labeled a homosexual. (In those days, that was an insult.)" Suddenly, a generation of servicemen raised under the oppressively genteel mantle of American Victorianism were forced into an awareness of one another's most intimate body parts and bodily functions.

San Francisco was the point of departure and reentry for many men involved in the war. Those searching for the growing number of gay bars and restaurants in this port town got an unknowing assist from the armed services themselves, who routinely posted lists of off-limits bars.

Rather than returning home, many soldiers (and particularly those dishonorably discharged for homosexuality) stayed or settled in San Francisco after their service ended.

--''Black Sheets ''magazine, from which this material was excerpted, can be ordered by sending an age statement with your order to Black Books, PO Box 31155, San Francisco CA 94131-0155. $6 for issue 12, or $20 for a 4-issue sub. Complete catalog of all our publications on underground culture is just $1. And yes, we do take plastic! (415) 431-0171.

Contributors to this page include:

''City Lights Books,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer ''

Black Books - Publisher or Photographer

Brent,Bill - Writer

[[Mattachine: Radical Roots of the Gay Movement Prev. Document]] [[Gays and Beats Next Document]]