The Secret Gay Travel Guide That Mapped Our Hidden World
Before there was a rainbow flag over your hotel lobby. Before there was an app that showed you exactly who was nearby, right now, in whatever city you'd landed in.
5 Questions to Reflect On
- 1. The Geography of Belonging Bob Damron's Address Book and the Spartacus Guide created maps of places where gay men could safely exist.
- 2. Knowledge as Survival Men carried these guides at real personal risk, sometimes memorizing pages before destroying the books.
- 3. The Apps vs. The Books The shift from print guides to Grindr and similar apps was faster, safer, and more current.
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