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The Homosexual GenerationBy: Edward D. Wood, Jr.Pseudonym: Ken Worthy, 1965

 Item — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

Publisher: imperial Books/L.S. Publications Corp., New York[purported socio-sexual study of the leanings of the current generation. Generally derogatory in nature. Page 105: "A fair sample of what is happening to the man-woman relationship can be seen in the movie, ‘The Knack – and How to Get it.’ Like, ‘Goodbye, Charley,’ and ‘Some Like It Hot,’ this is another thinly disguised homosexual movie in which a young girl goes about begging one of three young men to rape her. The men show no interest whatsoever, and the homosexual element is brought out clearly when the leading character says of another male, ‘I want him to come here and live with us. His name is Ricky. He’s beautifully big – six foot three – and he can teach both of us some tricks.’ All the male characters in the movie have hair curling around their collars; all wear their hair brushed forward in a pompadour and all are very obviously interested only in males to the bewilderment of the girl who is trying to get herself raped." Page 174: "So there is a ‘cure’ for homosexuality – and it rests entirely with the parents!"] I personally think this questionable whether or not its Wood

Dates

  • 1965

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

2 cubic feet. (2 cubic feet.)

Physical Description

Pages: 192

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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