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Acknowledgments

In this short acknowledgment, I can list only a few of the many individuals who influenced this project. First, I am very grateful for the kindness of my students and colleagues at the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State University. This especially includes members of the writing group organized by Marisa Chappell and Kara Ritzheimer, who read and edited several chapters with their typical energy and intelligence. Robert Nye continued to give his very useful feedback and dependable editing, and I am so lucky to benefit from the friendship and hospitality of both Bob and Mary Jo Nye. Trina Hogg offered very helpful theoretical suggestions in the final revisions phase. Ben Mutschler and Dwanee Howard facilitated funding for research travel. The OSU Center for the Humanities, under the direction of David Robinson, awarded me a term off teaching to begin the writing process and opportunities to present my work. Joseph Orosco hosted an enlightening conversation with his session on sex work today. Undergraduate students in my History of Sexuality and Latin American History classes helped me by reading and discussing drafts of these chapters. I had the great fortune to enjoy the humor, intelligence, and impressive discipline of graduate students Aimee Hisey and Abby Perkins. They both helped and supported me at a moment’s notice and made me laugh for years while I worked on this book. Aimee especially deserves thanks for her work on the bibliography, footnotes, and chapter 1. She, nor anyone else acknowledged here, bears no responsibility for any errors in this text.

Outside of Oregon, I enjoyed insightful editing and content suggestions from Marie Kelleher, Kristen Block, Martin Nesvig, and Ken Mills. Marie also kindly invited me to present at Cal State Long Beach, as did John Hunt at Utah State University. Linda Arnold and Karen Melvin provided valuable references for archival material that I would not have found without their guidance.

At University of California Press, I am grateful for the enthusiasm and support of Bradley Depew and Kate Marshall, as well as Margaret Chowning. I humbly thank Pete Sigal and Zeb Tortorici for reading the manuscript draft that they received and offering suggestions that greatly improved the book.

I appreciate my ongoing conversations with Michael Lopez about chapter 5 and his perspective on the topic of the book, as well as many other things. Thank you to Inez for your exceptional kindness and humor and your thoughtful insistence on my dedicating this book to my parents.