Duberman, Martin. Cures: A Gay Man's Odyssey. Dutton.
Apr. 1991. c.304p. LC 90-46658. ISBN 0-525-24955-9. $19.95
[AUTOBIOGRAPHY]
"Western science has pursued the causes and cures of
homosexuality with a zeal that has been almost comic--were it not
for the tragic number of lives destroyed in the Process."
Duberman, a noted playwright, historian, gay activist, and author
of Paul Robeson (LJ 1/89, a "Best Book of
1989") chronicles his slow emergence from the closet of the
late 1960s by slaying the dragons of his deeply internalized
homophobia. He candidly describes his involvement with 1960s
psychoanalysis and his half-hearted desire to be heterosexual.
Realizing that he must forge his own path to self-acceptance, he
reaches out to gay rights groups formed after the pivotal
Stonewall riots in 1969. As with his about Time: Exploring the
Gay Past (Gay Pr. of Ne w York, 1986), Duberman's memoir
contributes to the documentation of homosexuality's history.
Recommended for all libraries, particularly those with
gay/lesbian studies collections.
Kevin M. Roddy, Oakland Public Library, California