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There is no entry in Wikipedia for '''The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality''', which is remarkable given that so much of material in Wikipedia is actually sourced from it.

There is no entry in Wikipedia for '''The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality''', which is remarkable given that so much of material in Wikipedia is actually sourced from it. The Encyclopedia claimed to be a definitive reference work whose purpose was to connect and to synthesise the sometimes contradictory information currently available on male and female homosexuality and bisexuality.  The work was massive, including over 770 articles by 84 'experts' on a broad range of topics.  It was published in 1990 by Garland Publishing, Inc. 

In May of 1995 Garland Publishing, Inc. abruptly withdrew the Encyclopedia of Homosexuality from sale. Uniformly well reviewed, the set had garnered a number of prestigious awards. Since the 1990 publication, sales had been steady. Today objective observers acknowledge that the Encyclopedia of Homosexuality has not been surpassed in its field.

Sales were steady until May of 1995, when the publishers abruptly withdrew the encyclopedia from sale. The reason given was that a number of articles in the Encyclopedia were signed with the name of Evelyn Gettone.  Gettone was one of a number of pseudonyms employed in the work. (In fact, of the original four editors, two names were pseudonymous-Warren Johansson and Stephen Donaldson). [http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=EOH:WHYOutOfPrint According to Dynes], the editor, Garland 'caved in to a pressure group of leftist and feminist activists who viewed the Encyclopedia as lacking in political correctness'.  Dynes does not say why it was thought the work was 'politically incorrect', nor what exactly was being censored.

 

[http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=EOH:WHYOutOfPrint According to Dynes], Garland 'caved in to a pressure group of leftist and feminist activists who viewed the Encyclopedia as lacking in political correctness'.   

 

The reason given by the publisher was that a number of articles in the Encyclopedia were signed with the name of Evelyn Gettone.  Gettone was one of a number of pseudonyms employed in the work. In fact, of the original four editors, two names were pseudonymous-Warren Johansson and Stephen Donaldson.

Dynes claimed that 'In the entire fracas no one ever discovered serious errors in the Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. The attacks were a pretext for suppression of views regarded as politically undesirable. As such they were a shameful effort to impose censorship'.  

Dynes claimed that 'In the entire fracas no one ever discovered serious errors in the Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. The attacks were a pretext for suppression of views regarded as politically undesirable. As such they were a shameful effort to impose censorship'.  

There are some leading themes or theories that run throughout this massive work, one of which is to blame Christianity for all of the problems encountered by modern homosexuals. This puts this work in opposition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boswell John Boswell]'s theory that the Catholic church was slow to adopt a hostile attitude. Homosexuality is taken as a given, and all hostile theories are refuted.  

There are some leading themes or theories that run throughout this massive work, one of which is to blame Christianity for all of the problems encountered by modern homosexuals. This puts this work in opposition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boswell John Boswell]'s theory that the Catholic church was slow to adopt a hostile attitude. Homosexuality is taken as a given, and all hostile theories are refuted.  

 

*  [http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Portal:EOH Portal] on William Percy's website.

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* [http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Pederasty.pdf Pederasty] (Warren Johansson)

* [http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Pederasty.pdf Pederasty] (Warren Johansson)

* [http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Pedophilia.pdf Pedophilia] (Joseph Geraci and Donald H. Mader)

* [http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Pedophilia.pdf Pedophilia] (Joseph Geraci and Donald H. Mader)