An open secret: the family story of Robert & John Gregg Allerton

"An Open Secret traces the history of philanthropist Robert Allerton and his companion, John Wyatt Gregg, whom Allerton formally adopted as his son in 1960, after decades of living together. Yet why did these two men, who appear to be a gay couple from our view today, choose to project a father...

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1. Verfasser: Syrett, Nicholas L. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press 2021
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Zusammenfassung:"An Open Secret traces the history of philanthropist Robert Allerton and his companion, John Wyatt Gregg, whom Allerton formally adopted as his son in 1960, after decades of living together. Yet why did these two men, who appear to be a gay couple from our view today, choose to project a father/son relationship? Syrett argues that in a period of both rising homosexual openness and social disapproval, the men had to find an alternative public logic for their situation. Whether or not Allerton and Gregg had sex with each other, they were undoubtedly a queer union: two high-society men who did not affirm traditional notions of partnership or couplehood"--
Beschreibung:vii, 210 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780226761558
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