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The Temperamentals

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"'Temperamental' was code for 'homosexual' in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. The Temperamentals tells the story of two men -- the communist Harry Hay and the Viennese refugee …

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"'Temperamental' was code for 'homosexual' in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. The Temperamentals tells the story of two men -- the communist Harry Hay and the Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich -- as they fall in love while building the first gay rights organization in the pre-Stonewall United States" -- Publisher's description.

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""'Temperamental' was code for 'homosexual' in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. The Temperamentals tells the story of two …"

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