Straight news : gays, lesbians, and the news media /
Edward Alwood.
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1996.
- xviii, 386 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Between men-between women .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. The News Media Discover Homosexuality: World War II to Stonewall, 1943-1969. 1. A Community Discovers Itself. 2. Out of the Shadows. 3. Becoming Front-Page News. 4. Covering Stonewall -- Pt. 2. Progress and Backlash, 1970-1980. 5. Gay News, Straight Media. 6. Becoming Visible. 7. TV Becomes a Battleground. 8. Working in Newspapers. 9. Gay Power, Gay Politics. 10. Lessons from the Ramrod -- Pt. 3. Requiem for the Media, 1981-1994. 11. Responding to AIDS. 12. THe Experience of AIDS. 13. The Consequences of Outing. 14. The '90s and Beyond.