Manchester University Press
Queer Beyond London: LGBTQ Stories from Four English Cities
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- Matt Cook
- Manchester University Press
- Paperback
- 9781526181442
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- Social Science > Human Sexuality (see also Psychology - Human Sexuality)
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Featuring a foreword from Andrew McMillan
An alternative celebration of LGBTQ history in Britain, offering tales of queer life from four cities.
When it comes to queer British history, London has stolen the limelight. But what about the millions of queer lives lived elsewhere?
In Queer beyond London, two leading LGBTQ historians take you on a journey through four English cites from the sixties to the noughties, exploring the northern post-industrial heartlands and taking in the salty air of the seaside cities of the south. Covering the bohemian, artsy world of Brighton, the semi-hidden queer life of military Plymouth, the lesbian activism of Leeds and the cutting-edge dance and drag scenes of Manchester, they show how local people, places and politics shaped LGBTQ life in each city, forging vibrant and distinctive queer cultures of their own.
Using pioneering community histories from each place, and including the voices of queer people who have made their lives there, the book tells the local stories at the heart of our national history.
Author Bio
MAtt Cook, Ph.D. is an economist, composer, Los Angeles Times bestselling author, and executive film producer based in Los Angeles. He tells stories through writing, music, magic, and numbers.
As an economist, he has worked in entertainment finance and founded a government transparency organization. Drawing from experience in over 130 countries, he enjoys infusing his musical compositions with international intrigue. As a close-up magician trained at the Magic Castle, he has performed in Hollywood and often weaves sleight of hand into his talks and lectures. For his support of the military, he was personally honored by President George W. Bush with the Presidential Call to Service Award.
Matt's thrillers include Sabotage (a Los Angeles Times bestseller) and Good Little Marauder (a historical thriller); his nonfiction includes Sleight of Mind (on paradoxes), The Startup Star, and more. He was educated at Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of his creative work, Matt is also a divemaster and pilot of land and sea planes.
Source: MattCook.com
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