Heroes and exiles
Subtitle: gay icons through the ages
By: Tom Ambrose
Publisher: New Holland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781847734686
Subjects: Homosexuality; Social aspects; Public opinion; Gay authors; Biography; Gay artists
Description: Demonised by the Church throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, homosexuals became the scapegoats of society, constantly facing exile or a brutal death. This title asks if we have finally realised that sexual orientation is as irrelevant to character and achievement as gender and skin colour and if the long exile has ended.