Faggots (novel)
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| Author(s) | Larry Kramer |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0802136916 |
| OCLC Number | 43526781 |
Faggots is a novel by Larry Kramer, published in 1978.[1] It is a portrayal of 1970's New York's most visible gay community in a time before AIDS. The novel's gay culture is one of nameless sex and recreational drugs.
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[edit] Reception
The book's influence has been strong over the years, though many have criticized Kramer for perceived negativity about his subject matter. The book was banned in the only Manhattan gay bookstore.[2] Kramer was somewhat redeemed in the gay community after the AIDS crisis when it was discovered that the high risk behavior portrayed in Faggots increased the risk of HIV.
[edit] Overview
The main character is Fred Lemish. Locales include Fire Island, a gay bathhouse called the "Everhard," and a club called the Toilet Bowl. Kramer shows the extreme lifestyle of 1970s "fast lane" gay men and explores the empty and cold nature of glory holes, bathhouses, BDSM and group sex. Kramer also expresses his discomfort with the use of multiple street and prescription drugs that helped to maintain the party atmosphere. Faggots details the use of over two dozen 1970s party drugs and intoxicants such as Seconal, poppers, LSD, Quaaludes, alcohol, marijuana, Valium, PCP, cocaine and heroin.
[edit] See also
- Dancer from the Dance written by Andrew Holleran, published in 1978.
- Sexual Ecology written by Gabriel Rotello, published in 1997.
[edit] References
- ^ Kramer, Larry (June 1, 2000). Faggots (Paperback ed.). Grove Press. pp. 384. ISBN 978-0802136916.
- ^ Shilts, Randy (November 2007). And the Band Played on: Politics, People, And the AIDS Epidemic (20th-Anniversary ed.). St. Martin's Griffin. p. 26. ISBN 978-0312374631.
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