TABLE OF CONTENTS

​          Foreword by Gregory Maguire 
          Acknowledgments 
 
Introduction 
 
PART ONE GAY FANS OF OZ
1 Gay Men and Oz 
2 Surface Explanations 
3 Gay Boys 
 
PART TWO INDIVIDUAL REASONS AND RESPONSES
4 Escaping to Oz 
5 Gender Roles in Oz 
6 Difference in Oz 
7 Messages and Uses of Oz 
 
PART THREE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS
8 The Subcultural Phenomenon 
9 Oz and Judy in Gay Folklore 
10 The Oz–Gay Connection Now and in the Future 
 
APPENDIXES
a The Questionnaire 
b Methodology 
c Was Baum Gay? 
d Cross-Dressing in Oz Performances 
e Early Allusions to Oz in Gay Contexts 
f The Origin of “Friend of Dorothy” 
 
          Notes 
          Index