New and Featured Books at Pardee Library

David K. Johnson tells the story of the physique magazine produced by and for gay men to show how gay commerce was not a byproduct of the gay-rights movement but an important catalyst for it.

Legal scholar Carlos Ball tells the story of how LGBT rights activism during the 20th century helped turn major companies into reliable movement allies. The Queering of Corporate America complicates the narrative of corporate conservatism, and provides insights into the future of the legal, political, and cultural implications of this unexpected relationship.

Chronicles the evolution of labor politics with queer activism and identity formation, showing how unions began affirming the rights of LGBT+ workers in the 1970s and 1980s. She documents coming out on the job and in the union as well as issues of discrimination and harassment, and the creation of alliances between unions and LGBT communities.

Elspeth H. Brown traces modeling's history, showing how it is both the quintessential occupation of a modern consumer economy and a practice that has been shaped by queer sensibilities.

Long-haul trucking is linked to almost every industry in America, yet the working-class drivers behind big rigs remain largely hidden from public view. These oral histories reveal the realities of life behind the wheel.