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Sex, Soldiers and the South Pacific
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J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI, and the “Sex Deviates” Program
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The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation: An Interview With Jim Downs
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Reforming Sodom: Protestants and the Rise of Gay Rights
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The Religious Right and the Politics of Sexuality: An Interview with Neil J. Young