How long does it take to read Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities?
The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970
Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities by John D'Emilio takes about 4 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 263 pages, about 72,325 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With thorough documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay heroes who helped the contemporary gay culture to emerge, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities supplies the definitive analysis of the homophile movement in the U.S. from 1940 to 1970. John D'Emilio's new preface and afterword examine the conditions that shaped the book and the growth of gay and lesbian historical literature.
Subjects: Gay liberation movement, History, Homobeweging, Mouvement de libération des homosexuels, Histoire, Homosexualität
