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George Chauncey

January 30, 2023

For the baseball executive and former owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, see George Chauncey (executive).

George Chauncey (born 1954)[1] is a professor of history at Columbia University. He is best known as the author of Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940 (1994).

George Chauncey at "The Future of the Queer Past" conference at the University of Chicago in 2000

Life and works

 
Chauncey speaks in 2022

Chauncey received his B.A. (1977) and Ph.D. (1989) in history from Yale University, where he studied with Nancy Cott and David Montgomery. From 1991 to 2006, he taught in the Department of History at the University of Chicago, rising from assistant professor to full professor of history. In 2006, he joined the Yale faculty. He subsequently joined Columbia University's department of history in 2017.[2][3] Chauncey additionally spent time as the director of the Columbia Research Initiative on the Global History of Sexualities, focusing on literature that researched gender and sexuality. George Chauncey is most well known for creating the popular text "Gay New York", which showed the public on a national scale the struggles that members of the LGBTQ+ community experienced on daily basis. However, what goes unnoticed are the actions and events Chauncey participated outside of his time as an author. Most notably, Chauncey spent time as an expert witness in thirty cases involving gay rights, some examples including Romer vs Evans (1996) and Lawrence vs Texas (2003). In his later years, Chauncey spent time working as a consultant on historical research projects as well as lecture series in New York City and Chicago. Chauncey's activism in gay right movements as well as creating powerful literature caused him to receive countless community and writing accolades that are tied to his historical legacy forever.

His book Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940 (1994) was published to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. It combined social, political, and cultural history, and in it Chauncey argues that early twentieth century New York had a thriving, open gay culture. Using newspaper accounts from a wide variety of mainstream and underground publications, the archives of reform organizations, police and court records, popular cartoons and caricatures, guidebooks, and maps, Chauncey offers a rich and textured account of urban gay life. The book was acclaimed for several original findings, among them the malleability of sexual identities (he finds, for example, widespread acceptance of homosexual practices among working-class, heteronormative men), the use of house concerts as covers for sexual activity, a discussion of the "pansy craze", and the relative novelty of the category of "closeted" gay men. According to Chauncey, it was not until the 1930s and afterward that a strict regime of policing gay male sexuality emerged. It was in this period, he contends, that homosexual behavior began to move underground.[citation needed]

Chauncey wrote a historical defense of gay marriage.[needs context] In the 1990s he was doing interviews and collecting material for a history of gay New York from the mid-twentieth century to the present. This work has yet to be published.[4]

Chauncey is best known in the public eye for his accomplishments as a literature writer. His first national accolade was won in 1987, when he received the Samuel Golieb Fellowship in Legal History, New York University School of Law. This fellowship awards young law students and historians research support to help fund their projects and literature work. In 1992, Chauncey spent time serving on the American Council of Learned Societies, which is a non profit organization that provides fellowships and scholarships for young aspiring students in history and other educational fields. In 1996 George Chauncey also spent time serving on the National Humanities Center, which is a non-profit organization that focuses on building the study of humanities at a national level. In 1997, Chauncey was the recipient of the Sprague Todaes Literary Award for his book "Gay New York", which rewards authors who create a powerful piece of work on LGBTQ+ history.

As time passed and the twenty first century began, George Chauncey continued to win national awards. In 2000, Chauncey was the recipient of the very first James Brudner Memorial Award in Lesbian and Gay Studies during his time teaching at Yale University. The purpose of this award is to bring national spotlight to Chauncey's accomplishments and breakthroughs in the LGBTQ+ field of history. In 2004, Chauncey received the Community Service Award, Lesbian Community Cancer Project in Chicago, which rewarded his work in offering support and one on one conversations with lesbian women battling cancer. Between the years 2005 and 2007, George Chauncey was elected to serve as a member of both Society of American Historians (2005) as well as the New York Academy of History (2007). Chauncey's legacy as both a historian and gay civil rights activist made him a popular choice amongst the public and his peers.   

Expert testimony

In addition to the literature awards and involvement in high-level academics, what typically goes unnoticed is George Chaunceys role in the LGBTQ+ groups fight for equality. Chauncey has testified as an expert witness in over thirty major gay rights cases, and he was the organizer and lead author of the Historians' Amicus Brief in Lawrence v. Texas (2003), which weighed heavily in the Supreme Court's landmark decision overturning the nation's remaining sodomy laws. In that brief, Chauncey argued for the historical specificity of understandings of sodomy, challenging the reasoning in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) that antisodomy laws were an enduring feature of the American legal system.

Chauncey most notably testified as an expert witness in the California Proposition 8 case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, on behalf of the successful plaintiffs.[5] In the Perry case, the Court found him to be "qualified to offer testimony on social history, especially as it relates to gays and lesbians."[5] The court recounted his academic qualifications, citing his CV, his authorship of books, and original research using primary sources.[5] The decision cited Chauncey's testimony on a dozen issues of fact or points of law that were relevant to the case.[5]

Another public case Chauncey contributed to os the Romer vs. Evans case. This situation occurred on May 20, 1996 in the state of Colorado. In this scenario, voters in Colorado chose to instill the 2nd Amendment, which discriminated members of the LGBTQ+ community from receiving judicial or legislative action (protection) from the federal government. This gay civil rights movement ensued, and members of the LGBTQ+ ended up winning the trial against the state of Colorado in a 6-3 decision. It was determined that the 2nd amendment was in fact discriminatory against a certain group, therefore causing the supreme court to overturn the ruling. George Chauncey served as an expert witness in the case, helping members of the jury come to a conclusion that the federal government was unfairly treating the gay community. This shows that Chauncey's participation in the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement extended further beyond his literature, but included physical activism in civil court cases.

Works

  • Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940. Basic Books, 1994. 478 pp. ISBN 0-465-02621-4
  • Why Marriage? The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality. Basic Books, 2005. 224 pp. ISBN 0-465-00958-1

References

  1. ^ "The University of Chicago Magazine: August 2003". magazine.uchicago.edu. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Chauncey, George | Department of History - Columbia University". history.columbia.edu. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. ^ "Chauncey, Gregg to leave Yale after 11 years". Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. ^ Chauncey, George (1994). Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Makings of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940. New York: Basic Books. p. 23.
  5. ^ a b c d Perry v. Schwarzenegger, at 20-21, 29-30, 71, 85, 93, 96, 97, 99-110, 134. Found at on MSNBC media website 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, at pp. 22-23, 31-32, 73, 87, 95, 98, 99, 101-111, 136. Accessed August 4, 2010.
  • Richardson, Kalia. 2022. "The Historian George Chauncey Wins the Kluge Humanities Prize."[1]
    • This source dives into Chauncey's achievements surrounding his LGBTQ studies.
  • Hond, Paul. 2022 "Honoring George Chauncey, a Scholar of Gay History". Columbia Magazine[2]
    • This source researches the life of Chauncey, and his work completed as a writer.
  • Stack, Brian. Boag, Peter. 2018. "George Chauncey's Gay New York: A view from 25 years later". Cambridge University[3]
    • This source provides a relatively non-bias viewpoint of George Chauncey's book Gay New York, and how it was received from an audiences perspective.
  • Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. 1999. Lesbian Community Community Cancer Project[4]
    • This source provides information regarding Chauncey's time volunteering in the Lesbian Community Community Cancer Project.
    • Freedberger, Peter. NYU Law. "Golieb Fellowship in Legal History"[5]

Further reading

External links

  • Cover story on Chauncey in the University of Chicago alumni magazine
  • Washington Post op-ed "What Gay Studies Taught the Court" on how historians helped overturn Bowers v. Hardwick
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Chauncey.
  1. ^ "'Lego' chemistry that joins molecules wins this year's Nobel Prize". AAAS Articles DO Group. 2022-10-05. doi:10.1126/science.adf1105. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  2. ^ Cohen, Lizabeth; Chauncey, George (September 1997). "Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940". The Journal of American History. 84 (2): 685. doi:10.2307/2952659. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2952659.
  3. ^ Stack, Brian; Boag, Peter (2018-12-07). "George Chauncey'sgay New York:a View from 25 Years Later". The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. 18 (1): 120–132. doi:10.1017/s1537781418000622. ISSN 1537-7814. S2CID 165445652.
  4. ^ Boehmer, Ulrike (2015), "Breast Cancer in Lesbian and Bisexual Women", Cancer and the LGBT Community, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 141–157, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_9, ISBN 978-3-319-15056-7, retrieved 2022-12-09
  5. ^ "INTRODUCTION. Toward a Theory of Women's Legal History", Law, Gender, and Injustice, New York University Press, pp. 1–20, 2020-12-31, doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814773260.003.0006, ISBN 9780814773260, retrieved 2022-12-09

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message For the baseball executive and former owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers see George Chauncey executive George Chauncey born 1954 1 is a professor of history at Columbia University He is best known as the author of Gay New York Gender Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890 1940 1994 George Chauncey at The Future of the Queer Past conference at the University of Chicago in 2000 Contents 1 Life and works 2 Expert testimony 3 Works 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksLife and works Edit Chauncey speaks in 2022 This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Chauncey received his B A 1977 and Ph D 1989 in history from Yale University where he studied with Nancy Cott and David Montgomery From 1991 to 2006 he taught in the Department of History at the University of Chicago rising from assistant professor to full professor of history In 2006 he joined the Yale faculty He subsequently joined Columbia University s department of history in 2017 2 3 Chauncey additionally spent time as the director of the Columbia Research Initiative on the Global History of Sexualities focusing on literature that researched gender and sexuality George Chauncey is most well known for creating the popular text Gay New York which showed the public on a national scale the struggles that members of the LGBTQ community experienced on daily basis However what goes unnoticed are the actions and events Chauncey participated outside of his time as an author Most notably Chauncey spent time as an expert witness in thirty cases involving gay rights some examples including Romer vs Evans 1996 and Lawrence vs Texas 2003 In his later years Chauncey spent time working as a consultant on historical research projects as well as lecture series in New York City and Chicago Chauncey s activism in gay right movements as well as creating powerful literature caused him to receive countless community and writing accolades that are tied to his historical legacy forever His book Gay New York Gender Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890 1940 1994 was published to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion It combined social political and cultural history and in it Chauncey argues that early twentieth century New York had a thriving open gay culture Using newspaper accounts from a wide variety of mainstream and underground publications the archives of reform organizations police and court records popular cartoons and caricatures guidebooks and maps Chauncey offers a rich and textured account of urban gay life The book was acclaimed for several original findings among them the malleability of sexual identities he finds for example widespread acceptance of homosexual practices among working class heteronormative men the use of house concerts as covers for sexual activity a discussion of the pansy craze and the relative novelty of the category of closeted gay men According to Chauncey it was not until the 1930s and afterward that a strict regime of policing gay male sexuality emerged It was in this period he contends that homosexual behavior began to move underground citation needed Chauncey wrote a historical defense of gay marriage needs context In the 1990s he was doing interviews and collecting material for a history of gay New York from the mid twentieth century to the present This work has yet to be published 4 Chauncey is best known in the public eye for his accomplishments as a literature writer His first national accolade was won in 1987 when he received the Samuel Golieb Fellowship in Legal History New York University School of Law This fellowship awards young law students and historians research support to help fund their projects and literature work In 1992 Chauncey spent time serving on the American Council of Learned Societies which is a non profit organization that provides fellowships and scholarships for young aspiring students in history and other educational fields In 1996 George Chauncey also spent time serving on the National Humanities Center which is a non profit organization that focuses on building the study of humanities at a national level In 1997 Chauncey was the recipient of the Sprague Todaes Literary Award for his book Gay New York which rewards authors who create a powerful piece of work on LGBTQ history As time passed and the twenty first century began George Chauncey continued to win national awards In 2000 Chauncey was the recipient of the very first James Brudner Memorial Award in Lesbian and Gay Studies during his time teaching at Yale University The purpose of this award is to bring national spotlight to Chauncey s accomplishments and breakthroughs in the LGBTQ field of history In 2004 Chauncey received the Community Service Award Lesbian Community Cancer Project in Chicago which rewarded his work in offering support and one on one conversations with lesbian women battling cancer Between the years 2005 and 2007 George Chauncey was elected to serve as a member of both Society of American Historians 2005 as well as the New York Academy of History 2007 Chauncey s legacy as both a historian and gay civil rights activist made him a popular choice amongst the public and his peers Expert testimony EditIn addition to the literature awards and involvement in high level academics what typically goes unnoticed is George Chaunceys role in the LGBTQ groups fight for equality Chauncey has testified as an expert witness in over thirty major gay rights cases and he was the organizer and lead author of the Historians Amicus Brief in Lawrence v Texas 2003 which weighed heavily in the Supreme Court s landmark decision overturning the nation s remaining sodomy laws In that brief Chauncey argued for the historical specificity of understandings of sodomy challenging the reasoning in Bowers v Hardwick 1986 that antisodomy laws were an enduring feature of the American legal system Chauncey most notably testified as an expert witness in the California Proposition 8 case Perry v Schwarzenegger on behalf of the successful plaintiffs 5 In the Perry case the Court found him to be qualified to offer testimony on social history especially as it relates to gays and lesbians 5 The court recounted his academic qualifications citing his CV his authorship of books and original research using primary sources 5 The decision cited Chauncey s testimony on a dozen issues of fact or points of law that were relevant to the case 5 Another public case Chauncey contributed to os the Romer vs Evans case This situation occurred on May 20 1996 in the state of Colorado In this scenario voters in Colorado chose to instill the 2nd Amendment which discriminated members of the LGBTQ community from receiving judicial or legislative action protection from the federal government This gay civil rights movement ensued and members of the LGBTQ ended up winning the trial against the state of Colorado in a 6 3 decision It was determined that the 2nd amendment was in fact discriminatory against a certain group therefore causing the supreme court to overturn the ruling George Chauncey served as an expert witness in the case helping members of the jury come to a conclusion that the federal government was unfairly treating the gay community This shows that Chauncey s participation in the LGBTQ civil rights movement extended further beyond his literature but included physical activism in civil court cases Works EditGay New York Gender Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890 1940 Basic Books 1994 478 pp ISBN 0 465 02621 4 Why Marriage The History Shaping Today s Debate Over Gay Equality Basic Books 2005 224 pp ISBN 0 465 00958 1References Edit The University of Chicago Magazine August 2003 magazine uchicago edu Retrieved March 5 2012 Chauncey George Department of History Columbia University history columbia edu 11 July 2017 Retrieved 2018 02 13 Chauncey Gregg to leave Yale after 11 years Retrieved 2018 02 13 Chauncey George 1994 Gay New York Gender Urban Culture and the Makings of the Gay Male World 1890 1940 New York Basic Books p 23 a b c d Perry v Schwarzenegger at 20 21 29 30 71 85 93 96 97 99 110 134 Found at on MSNBC media website Archived 2011 06 14 at the Wayback Machine at pp 22 23 31 32 73 87 95 98 99 101 111 136 Accessed August 4 2010 Richardson Kalia 2022 The Historian George Chauncey Wins the Kluge Humanities Prize 1 This source dives into Chauncey s achievements surrounding his LGBTQ studies Hond Paul 2022 Honoring George Chauncey a Scholar of Gay History Columbia Magazine 2 This source researches the life of Chauncey and his work completed as a writer Stack Brian Boag Peter 2018 George Chauncey s Gay New York A view from 25 years later Cambridge University 3 This source provides a relatively non bias viewpoint of George Chauncey s book Gay New York and how it was received from an audiences perspective Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame 1999 Lesbian Community Community Cancer Project 4 This source provides information regarding Chauncey s time volunteering in the Lesbian Community Community Cancer Project Freedberger Peter NYU Law Golieb Fellowship in Legal History 5 Further reading Edit George Chauncey Jr and Ronald Gregg The New York Times June 15 2014 ISSN 0362 4331 External links EditChauncey s Yale History Department page Cover story on Chauncey in the University of Chicago alumni magazine Washington Post op ed What Gay Studies Taught the Court on how historians helped overturn Bowers v Hardwick Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Chauncey Lego chemistry that joins molecules wins this year s Nobel Prize AAAS Articles DO Group 2022 10 05 doi 10 1126 science adf1105 Retrieved 2022 12 09 Cohen Lizabeth Chauncey George September 1997 Gay New York Gender Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890 1940 The Journal of American History 84 2 685 doi 10 2307 2952659 ISSN 0021 8723 JSTOR 2952659 Stack Brian Boag Peter 2018 12 07 George Chauncey sgay New York a View from 25 Years Later The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 18 1 120 132 doi 10 1017 s1537781418000622 ISSN 1537 7814 S2CID 165445652 Boehmer Ulrike 2015 Breast Cancer in Lesbian and Bisexual Women Cancer and the LGBT Community Cham Springer International Publishing pp 141 157 doi 10 1007 978 3 319 15057 4 9 ISBN 978 3 319 15056 7 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