Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Department
Humanities
Department
Women's and Gender Studies
Abstract
This article develops the concept of "gay useful media" to explore a case study of gay entrepreneurship in Houston, Texas, of the 1970s. A father and son developed a gay media empire in the city, which spanned bars, bookstores, distribution, and vending. One of the pair's key establishments was Houston's legendary gay bar Mary's at 1022 Westheimer (also known as Mary's Lounge, Mary's, Naturally, and Mary's…Naturally).
Original Publication Information
“Distribution, Bars, and Arcade Stars: Joe Anthony’s Entrepreneurial Expansion in Houston’s Gay Media Industries.” Synoptique: An Online Journal of Film and Moving Image Studies 9, no. 2, (2021): 33–54. [Concordia University, Montréal]
ThinkIR Citation
Freibert, Finley, "Distribution, Bars, and Arcade Stars: Joe Anthony’s Entrepreneurial Expansion in Houston’s Gay Media Industries" (2021). Faculty and Staff Scholarship. 688.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/688
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