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1984. Books: ‘Men in Frocks’

Gay in the 80s Posted on March 13, 2014 by Colin ClewsMarch 13, 2014

“Men in Frocks is the book on modern drag. Its stunning photo studies show the amazing variety of styles that parade themselves today. In a collage of interviews, the drag queens speak for themselves, from unknown street people through to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Coming Out, Fashion, Gay politics, Gay Scene, Gay Scene Australia, Gay Scene UK, Gay Scene USA, LGBT History | Tagged drag, ed heath, gay mens press, gender fuck, history of cross-dressing, history of drag, kris kirk, transsexualism, transvestism | 9 Replies

1980s. ‘The decade of the gay novel’

Gay in the 80s Posted on February 25, 2013 by Colin ClewsFebruary 22, 2021

In 1983, The Bookseller magazine – the trade publication for the UK book industry – declared that the 1980s would be ‘the decade of the gay novel’. Certainly,in the early years of that decade there was considerable evidence to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Bookshops, LGBT History | Tagged Alice B Toklas, Alison Ward, armistead maupin, brilliance books, david rees, david wurtzel, edmund white, gay mens press, gay's the word, jenny lives with eric and martin, mae west is dead, the glass boat, The milkman's on his way, thomas lyster, thomas mallon | 3 Replies

1983. Book: Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin

Gay in the 80s Posted on June 28, 2012 by Colin ClewsJuly 30, 2012

Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin was created by Danish author Susanne Bosche as a resource to facilitate discussion with children about homosexuality . To the British media, it was nothing more than a homosexual recruiting manual that sought to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, LGBT History, Media, Politics | Tagged clause 28, gay mens press, jenny lives with eric and martin | 5 Replies

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