'Color Him Black': Erotic Representations and the Politics of Race in West German Homosexual Magazines, 1949-1974.
This piece analyzes the tensions between racial liberalism and erotic representations in West German homosexual-oriented magazines between 1949 and 1974. Relying primarily on publications such as Der Kreis, Die Insel/Der Weg, Amigo, and Du & Ich, this paper argues that as white West German homosexua...
| Publicado en: | Sexuality & Culture Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 382 - 404 |
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