Radical Records: Thirty Years of Lesbian and Gay History, 1957-1987 (Routledge Revivals)

Synopsis

The period between the publication in 1957 of the liberalising Wolfenden Report and the introduction in 1987 of the homophobic Section 28 was characterised by unprecedented optimism and political activism among lesbians and gay men in Britain. But the law and its shortcomings never determined their whole political and cultural agenda and Radical Records explores the diverse and sometimes conflicting attempts of lesbian and gay people to build a new world for themselves and those they loved. The contributors recount their own personal narratives of how they struggled to re-define their identities, to explore non-traditional expressions of intimacy, to reclaim public spaces, to engage with the HIV epidemic, to build alliances and, generally, to make radical transformations of their lives. The re-issue of this important work, first published in 1988, gives its readers an opportunity to re-visit that turbulent time through the voices of its participants.

Copyright:

1988

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781136914379

Related ISBNs:

9780203843635, 9780415591133, 9780415591133, 9780415591140, 9780415591140

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

07/29/20

Copyrighted By:

Bob Cant and Susan Hemmings

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.