Blackouts (Torres novel)
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| - | '''Jan Gay''' (born Helen Reitman, 1902–1960) was a German-born American journalist, author, activist, and researcher. Her pioneering work with [[Magnus Hirschfeld]] at the [[Institute for Sexual Science]] and her efforts as a member of the Committee for the Study of Sex Variants throughout the 1930s helped bring awareness to the lives of gays and lesbians throughout the world. | + | '''''Blackouts''''' is a 2023 [[historical fiction]] novel by [[Justin Torres]], published by [[Macmillan Publishers]]. The book uses historical documents including the 1941 report ''[[Sex Variants: A Study of Homosexual Patterns]]'' by the Committee for the Study of Sex Variants in addition to historical photographs and illustrations to supplement the narrative. The real life ''Sex Variants'' study was based on the research of journalist [[Helen Reitman]] (who was also known as [[Jan Gay]]), who conducted hundreds of interviews with gay and lesbian people in Europe and New York City in the 1920s and 30s. |
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| - | Gay was also the author of the treatise on nudism ''[[On Going Naked]]'' (1932) and she wrote the script for ''[[This Nude World]]'' (1933). | + | |
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Blackouts is a 2023 historical fiction novel by Justin Torres, published by Macmillan Publishers. The book uses historical documents including the 1941 report Sex Variants: A Study of Homosexual Patterns by the Committee for the Study of Sex Variants in addition to historical photographs and illustrations to supplement the narrative. The real life Sex Variants study was based on the research of journalist Helen Reitman (who was also known as Jan Gay), who conducted hundreds of interviews with gay and lesbian people in Europe and New York City in the 1920s and 30s.
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