{"product_id":"9781742234830","title":"Gay Sydney","description":"Author: Garry Wotherspoon\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742234830\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry Wotherspoon\u0026amp;#x27;s\u003ci\u003eGay Sydney: A History\u003c\/i\u003eis an updated version of his 1991 classic,\u003ci\u003eCity of the Plain: History of a Gay Sub-culture\u003c\/i\u003e, written in the midst of the AIDS crisis. In this vivid book Wotherspoon traces the shifts that have occurred since then, including majority support for marriage equality and anti-discrimination legislation. He also ponders the parallel evaporation of a distinctly gay sensibility and the disappearance of once-packed gay bars that have now become cafes and gyms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also tells the story of gay Sydney across a century, looking at secret, underground gay life, the never-ending debates about sex in society and the role of social movements in the \u0026amp;#x27;60 and \u0026amp;#x27;70s in effecting social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;The original and the best.\u0026amp;#x27; DAVID MARR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680752717982,"sku":"ADS-9781742234830","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742234830.jpg?v=1775545302","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742234830","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}