Carryin' On in the Lesbian and Gay SouthTo date, lesbian and gay history has focused largely on the East and West coasts, and on urban settings such as New York and San Francisco. The American South, on the other hand, identified with religion, traditional gender roles, and cultural conservatism, has escaped attention. Southerners celebrate their past; lesbians and gays celebrate their new found visibility; historians celebrate the Southyet rarely have the three crossed paths. John Howard's