Description
First published in 1932, A Scarlet Pansy is an extraordinarily vivid and richly textured depiction of American queer life in the early twentieth century, tracing the coming-of-age of androgynous Fay Etrange. Born in small-town Pennsylvania and struggling with her difference, Fay eventually accepts her gender and sexual
nonconformity and immerses herself in the fairy subculture of New York City. A self-proclaimed "oncer"--never tricking with same man twice--she immerses herself in the nightclubs, theaters, and street life of the city, cavorting with kindred spirits including female impersonators, streetwalkers, and hustlers as well as other fairies and connoisseurs of rough trade. While reveling in these exploits she becomes a successful banker and later attends medical school, where she receives training in obstetrics. There she also develops her life's ambition to find a cure for gonorrhea, a disease supposedly "fastened on mankind as a penalty for enjoying love."
Author: Robert Scully
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 09/01/2016
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780823272563
ISBN10: 0823272567
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Gender Studies
- History | United States | 20th Century
About the Author
Robert Scully is the unknown author of A Scarlet Pansy.