The way out
Subtitle: a history of homosexuality in modern Britain
By: Sebastian Buckle
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781784531836
Subjects: Gay liberation movement; Homosexuality; Homophobia; History
Description: Argues that homosexuality as a public identity began after World War II, then examines early images of homosexuality in the 1950s, the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, and the expanding influence of gay subcultures into the mainstream.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gay liberation. Early optimism ; Early images ; 'Ostentatious behaviour and public flaunting'; title: A visible subculture. Political backlash ; Conflicting public images ; Gay space; title: Joining the mainstream. 'An end to unjustifiable discrimination' ; Real lives in the media.