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Neil Miller (writer)

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196:, published in 1989, was the first book to examine gay and lesbian life outside the large metropolitan areas. Miller's subjects include the openly gay mayor of a small Missouri town, gay dairy farmers in Minnesota, a lesbian coal miner in West Virginia, and gay Native Americans in South Dakota. The book won a Lambda Literary Award in 1991 and was honored by the American Library Association. His second book, the ambitious 25: 213:, an investigative account of the round-up and incarceration of 20 gay men in Sioux City, Iowa, during the McCarthy period. The round-up followed the brutal, unsolved murders of two small children. Although the men were never linked to the crimes in any way, they were labeled as "sexual psychopaths" and incarcerated in a locked ward of a state mental hospital until they were deemed "cured." 204:, was an international survey of LGBT history beginning in 1869 which was the first time the word "homosexuality" appeared in print. First published in 1995, the book ranged in scope from the story of Plains Indians to the Nazi persecution of homosexuals to America in the age of AIDS. A revised, updated version appeared in 2006. 262:
90-year role as Boston's "moral guardian," censoring books and plays and raiding places of gambling and prostitution. The powerful organization was funded by Boston's "Brahmin" elite. The book was published by Beacon Press in the fall of 2010.
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was a nonfiction account of the discovery of stunning limestone caves in southern Arizona by two young men in 1974, and their 25-year quest to save them from environmental degradation. The caves have been preserved as
53: 176:, the first weekly gay and lesbian newspaper in the United States, from 1975 to 1978, and also served as the paper's features and managing editor. He worked as a staff writer at the 292: 245:
was the winner of the 2009 Arizona Book Award for "best book," awarded by the Arizona Publishing Association. It also received a Southwest Book Award for 2008 from the
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and culture. His writing career started in 1975 and ranged through at least 2010. Two of his six books won
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Banned in Boston: The Watch and Ward Society's Crusade Against Books, Burlesque, and the Social Evil
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Kartchner Caverns: How Two Cavers Discovered and Saved One of the Wonders of the Natural World
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Out in the World: Gay and Lesbian Life from Buenos Aires to Bangkok
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Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present
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Sex-Crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s
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In Search of Gay America: Women and Men in a Time of Change
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in 1945 and graduated from Kingston High School and
146:and nonfiction writer, best known for his books on 308:. He teaches journalism and nonfiction writing at 266:Miller's freelance articles have appeared in the 407: 398:. Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences. 207:His interest in gay history led him to write 56:about living persons that is unsourced or 336:(1995, revised and updated edition, 2006) 127:Learn how and when to remove this message 16:American journalist and nonfiction writer 371: 408: 260:New England Watch and Ward Society's 232:In a departure, Miller's 2008 book, 18: 247:Border Regional Library Association 13: 451:LGBTQ people from New York (state) 421:21st-century American male writers 14: 482: 471:American male non-fiction writers 416:21st-century American historians 170:. He was the news editor of the 23: 315: 388: 365: 190:Miller's most acclaimed book, 1: 436:Lambda Literary Award winners 358: 441:Stonewall Book Award winners 293:Unitarian Universalist World 239:Kartchner Caverns State Park 225:for Gay Nonfiction from the 34:biography of a living person 7: 312:in Medford, Massachusetts. 142:(born 1945) is an American 61:must be removed immediately 10: 487: 446:American LGBTQ journalists 431:Historians of LGBTQ topics 185: 76:"Neil Miller" writer 221:in 2002, as well as the 193:In Search of Gay America 461:Brown University alumni 157: 384:on September 29, 2012. 372:Keehnen, Owen (1994). 281:Cleveland Plain-Dealer 252:Miller's latest book, 152:Lambda Literary Awards 48:Please help by adding 287:CommonWealth Magazine 269:Boston Globe Magazine 258:is an account of the 219:Lambda Literary Award 426:American gay writers 182:in the early 1980s. 54:Contentious material 227:Publishing Triangle 162:Miller was born in 223:Randy Shilts Award 173:Gay Community News 164:Kingston, New York 275:Los Angeles Times 243:Kartchner Caverns 234:Kartchner Caverns 137: 136: 129: 111: 37:needs additional 478: 400: 399: 392: 386: 385: 380:. Archived from 369: 310:Tufts University 255:Banned in Boston 198:Out in the World 168:Brown University 132: 125: 121: 118: 112: 110: 69: 50:reliable sources 27: 26: 19: 486: 485: 481: 480: 479: 477: 476: 475: 406: 405: 404: 403: 394: 393: 389: 370: 366: 361: 318: 215:Sex-Crime Panic 210:Sex-Crime Panic 202:Out of the Past 188: 160: 133: 122: 116: 113: 70: 68: 47: 28: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 484: 474: 473: 468: 463: 458: 453: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 402: 401: 387: 363: 362: 360: 357: 356: 355: 349: 343: 337: 331: 325: 317: 314: 187: 184: 179:Boston Phoenix 159: 156: 135: 134: 58:poorly sourced 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 483: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 456:Living people 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 413: 411: 397: 396:"Neil Miller" 391: 383: 379: 375: 368: 364: 353: 350: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 326: 323: 320: 319: 313: 311: 307: 306: 301: 300: 295: 294: 289: 288: 283: 282: 277: 276: 271: 270: 264: 261: 257: 256: 250: 248: 244: 240: 235: 230: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 211: 205: 203: 199: 195: 194: 183: 181: 180: 175: 174: 169: 165: 155: 153: 149: 148:LGBTQ history 145: 141: 131: 128: 120: 109: 106: 102: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: –  77: 73: 72:Find sources: 66: 62: 59: 55: 51: 45: 44: 40: 35: 30: 21: 20: 390: 382:the original 367: 351: 345: 339: 333: 327: 321: 316:Bibliography 303: 299:The Advocate 297: 291: 285: 279: 273: 267: 265: 253: 251: 242: 233: 231: 214: 208: 206: 201: 197: 191: 189: 177: 171: 161: 139: 138: 123: 114: 104: 97: 90: 83: 71: 60: 43:verification 36: 466:1945 births 217:received a 140:Neil Miller 410:Categories 359:References 144:journalist 87:newspapers 378:glbtq.com 117:July 2013 39:citations 65:libelous 186:Writing 101:scholar 354:(2010) 348:(2008) 342:(2002) 330:(1992) 324:(1989) 302:, and 290:, the 278:, the 272:, the 103:  96:  89:  82:  74:  108:JSTOR 94:books 32:This 158:Life 80:news 41:for 305:Out 412:: 376:. 296:, 284:, 249:. 241:. 154:. 52:. 130:) 124:( 119:) 115:( 105:· 98:· 91:· 84:· 67:. 46:.

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