Erotic City

About this book

Josh Sides’ Erotic City is a vivid, deeply researched history of San Francisco during the sexual revolution and the urban transformations that reshaped the city. Tracing the clash between old neighborhood defenders, emerging gay communities, sex-industry entrepreneurs, city officials, and changing cultural norms, the book shows how public sexuality became a defining force in modern urban life. Drawing on rich historical detail, Sides explores the streets, institutions, and political battles that made San Francisco famous as both a symbol of liberation and a battleground over morality, zoning, and civic identity. This is an engaging nonfiction account for readers interested in U.S. history, queer history, urban studies, and the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Clear, analytical, and compelling, Erotic City offers a smart portrait of how private desires and public policy collided in one of America’s most distinctive cities. Read it online instantly.

Author

Josh; Sides, Josh Sides

Length

~427 pages

Reading time

8 h 30 min

Chapters

19

Released

October 24, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook · Print edition

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 448 pages

ISBN

978-0-19-537781-1

Age rating

Teen 13+