Queens Country: A Tour Around the Gay Ghettos, Queer Spots and Camp Sights of Britain

Burston, Paul

ISBN 10: 0316881740 / ISBN 13: 9780316881746

Published by Little, Brown, 1998

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Seller Inventory # CHL10575685

Synopsis:

Presenting a tour through the British Isles in search of the gay community, the author provides accounts of the many and varied social, political and commercial structures shaping gay life in Britain today. He asks what it means to be gay in a country where gay style is chic yet gay equality remains a dream. What do a suburban middle-aged gay couple have in common with the disco bunny Stepford Boyz of Soho's gay village? What about the pink pound, queer politics, the demographics of AIDS services, coming out and the age of consent, gay men's relationships with their lesbian "sisters"? Revealing the endemic bickering and shallowness of much of gay culture, the author presents a sharp view of gay Britain at a time of great change.

About the Author: Paul Burston is is a curator in residence at the South Bank. He is also Gay Section Editor on TIME OUT and writes forTHE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT and THE SUNDAY TIMES as well as writing & presenting TV documentaries for Channel 4. He has worked with the Gay London Policing Group & was a founding member of ACT-UP.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Queens Country: A Tour Around the Gay ...
Publisher: Little, Brown
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Used; Very Good