apr 27, 1956 - Gay Erotic Novel Published

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James Baldwin, African-American novelist and intellectual, publishes Giovanni's Room, a male love story.Baldwin's second novel caused great controversy when it was first published in 1956 due to its explicit homoerotic content. The author showed that he was not scared to face backlash and helped make these homosexual relationships seen as more normal in society.

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