Long-listed for the Polari First Book Prize In 1984 the pulsing electronics and soft vocals of Smalltown Boy would become an anthem uniting gay men. A month later, an aggressive virus, HIV, would be identified and a climate of panic and fear would spread across the nation, marginalising an already ostracised community. Yet, out of this terror would come tenderness and 30 years later, the long road to gay equality would climax with the passing of same sex marriage.
Paul Flynn charts this astonishing pop cultural and societal U-turn via the cultural milestones that effected change-from Manchester's self-selection as Britain's gay capital to the real-time romance of Elton John and David Furnish's eventual marriage. Including candid interviews from major protagonists, such as Kylie, Russell T Davies, Will Young, Holly Johnson and Lord Chris Smith, as well as the relative unknowns crucial to the gay community, we see how an unlikely group of bedfellows fought for equality both front of stage and in the wings.
This is the story of Britain's brothers, cousins and sons. Sometimes it is the story of their fathers and husbands. It is one of public outrage and personal loss, the (not always legal) highs and the desperate lows, and the final collective victory as gay men were final recognised, as Good As You.
| ISBN: | 9781785032936 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2018 |
| Author: | Paul Flynn |
| Publisher: | Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Primary Genre | History |
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Long-listed for the Polari First Book Prize In 1984 the pulsing electronics and soft vocals of Smalltown Boy would become an anthem uniting gay men. A month later, an aggressive virus, HIV, would be identified and a climate of panic and fear would spread across the nation, marginalising an already ostracised community.
Good As You features in the following genres: History, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Social and cultural history, Media studies, Popular culture, LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction, History and Archaeology, Social groups, communities and identities, Society and culture: general, Society and Social Sciences, History: specific events and topics, Cultural and media studies, Cultural studies
Paperback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. In Stock.
Good As You was written by Paul Flynn and published by Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing
Good As You has 368 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.
