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Decoding Alan Turing
directed by Christopher Racster (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2008), 16 mins
Uncovers Alan Turing, British WWII hero at the center of US/UK Intelligence, now hailed as the father of the modern computer. His mysterious suicide in 1954 (by eating a cyanide laced apple) has gained him cult status, and spawned an urban legend that the Apple Computer logo is a nod to his genius.
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directed by Christopher Racster (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2008), 16 mins
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Uncovers Alan Turing, British WWII hero at the center of US/UK Intelligence, now hailed as the father of the modern computer. His mysterious suicide in 1954 (by eating a cyanide laced apple) has gained him cult status, and spawned an urban legend that the Apple Computer logo is a nod to his genius. Adult College
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Christopher Racster
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Frameline
Person Discussed
Alan Turing, 1912-1954
Topic / Theme
Homophobia, Scientists, World War II, 1939-1945, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Frameline. All rights reserved.
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The German Officer's Boy
written by Harlan Greene (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, originally published 2005, first release 2005), 215 page(s)
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written by Harlan Greene (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, originally published 2005, first release 2005), 215 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Novel
Author / Creator
Harlan Greene
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Person Discussed
Ernst vom Rath, fl. 1938, Herschel Grynszpan, fl. 1938
Topic / Theme
Gay friendships, Nazism, Murder, World War II, 1939-1945, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Harlan Greene
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Women's Barracks
written by Tereska Torres, 1920-; in Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels 1950-1965 (San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press, 2005), [5]-17
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written by Tereska Torres, 1920-; in Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels 1950-1965 (San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press, 2005), [5]-17
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Fiction
Author / Creator
Tereska Torres, 1920-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Cleis Press
Topic / Theme
Lesbians, Lesbianism, Soldiers, Barracks, World War II, 1939-1945, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Katherine V. Forrest
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CHAPTER TEN: FRANK, 1942-1948
written by Nina Revoyr, fl. 2008; in Southland (New York, NY: Akashic Books, 2003, originally published 2003, first release 2003), [107]-122
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written by Nina Revoyr, fl. 2008; in Southland (New York, NY: Akashic Books, 2003, originally published 2003, first release 2003), [107]-122
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Fiction
Author / Creator
Nina Revoyr, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Akashic Books
Topic / Theme
Racism, Merchants, Military units, Wounds and injuries, Prejudice, War, Soldiers, Death, Prisoners of war, Japanese people, Internment camps, World War II, 1939-1945, Gay & Lesbian Studies, African Americans
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Copyright © 2003 by Nina Revoyr
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The Moon, My Mother and Me
written by Helena Lipstadt; edited by Holly Iglesias and Catherine Reid; in Every Woman I've Ever Loved: Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers (San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press, originally published 1997, first release 1997), 175-179
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written by Helena Lipstadt; edited by Holly Iglesias and Catherine Reid; in Every Woman I've Ever Loved: Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers (San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press, originally published 1997, first release 1997), 175-179
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Holly Iglesias, Catherine Reid
Author / Creator
Helena Lipstadt
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Cleis Press
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Family relationships, Mothers, Writers, War, Survivors, World War II, 1939-1945, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 by Catherine Reid and Holly Iglesias
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INTRODUCTION
written by George Chauncey, Jr.; in Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Makings of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 (New York, NY: Basic Books, 1994, originally published 1994, first release 1994), [1]-29
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written by George Chauncey, Jr.; in Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Makings of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 (New York, NY: Basic Books, 1994, originally published 1994, first release 1994), [1]-29
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Non-fiction
Author / Creator
George Chauncey, Jr.
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Basic Books
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Urban life, Homosexuality, Gay men, Gay communities, Cultural change and history, Stonewall Riots, Greenwich Village, NY, June 28, 1969, World War II, 1939-1945, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 by George Chauncey
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The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf
edited by Mitchell Leaska and Louise DeSalvo (San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press, 2001, originally published 1984, first release 1984), 448 page(s)
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edited by Mitchell Leaska and Louise DeSalvo (San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press, 2001, originally published 1984, first release 1984), 448 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Letter, Non-fiction
Contributor
Mitchell Leaska, Louise DeSalvo
Date Published / Released
1984, 2001
Publisher
Cleis Press
Person Discussed
Virginia Woolf, 1882-1941, Vita Sackville-West, 1892-1962
Topic / Theme
Writers, Love letters, Correspondence, Female friends, Lesbian couples, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Cleis Press
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Momma
written by John Horne Burns, 1916-1953; in Twenty-One Variations on a Theme (New York, NY: Greenberg, 1953), [45]-77
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written by John Horne Burns, 1916-1953; in Twenty-One Variations on a Theme (New York, NY: Greenberg, 1953), [45]-77
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Fiction
Author / Creator
John Horne Burns, 1916-1953
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Greenberg
Topic / Theme
Homosexuality, Gay men, Soldiers, Middle age, Bars and saloons, World War II, 1939-1945, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright owner is unknown. Alexander Street Press is eager to hear from any rights owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future. Any information concerning rights to this play can be sent to the editor at the address below.
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