Gay and Lesbian, Then and Now: Australian Stories from a Social Revolution
Author: Reynolds, Robert
ISBN: 9781863958509
Publisher: Black Inc
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 234mm x 152mm x 22mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the legacies of homophobia, the personal struggles and triumphs involved in coming out, and the many different ways of being gay or lesbian in Australia - then and now. It is a moving account of a quiet revolution.
This is the story of a peaceful revolution.
Drawing on in-depth interviews, it tells the intimate life stories of thirteen gay and lesbian Australians ranging in age from twenties to eighties.
From the underground beats of 1950s Brisbane and illicit relationships in the armed services, to Grindr, foster parenting and wedding sin the twenty-first century, Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the remarkable social shifts from one generation to the next.
Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the legacies of homophobia, the personal struggles and triumphs involved in coming out, and the many different ways of being gay or lesbian in Australia - then and now. It is a moving account of a quiet revolution.
ISBN: 9781863958509
Publisher: Black Inc
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 234mm x 152mm x 22mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the legacies of homophobia, the personal struggles and triumphs involved in coming out, and the many different ways of being gay or lesbian in Australia - then and now. It is a moving account of a quiet revolution.
This is the story of a peaceful revolution.
Drawing on in-depth interviews, it tells the intimate life stories of thirteen gay and lesbian Australians ranging in age from twenties to eighties.
From the underground beats of 1950s Brisbane and illicit relationships in the armed services, to Grindr, foster parenting and wedding sin the twenty-first century, Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the remarkable social shifts from one generation to the next.
Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the legacies of homophobia, the personal struggles and triumphs involved in coming out, and the many different ways of being gay or lesbian in Australia - then and now. It is a moving account of a quiet revolution.
