“Each year’s festivities had their own special character since gay people as a group change very…

&ldquo;Each year&rsquo;s festivities had their own special character since gay people as a group change very quickly and things become dated, then nostalgic, then historic, in a matter of months. As Helen Hayes has put it, &lsquo;Today&rsquo;s kitsch is tomorrow&rsquo;s collectible.&rsquo;&rdquo; Given the above, it&rsquo;s hard not to encounter Sarah Schulman&rsquo;s 'Girls, Visions and…