Pride, Pop and Politics
Pride, Pop and Politics
Music, Theatre and LGBT Activism, 1970-2022
ISBN: 9781913172213Pride, Pop and Politics charts the development of gay culture and the rise of LGBTQ politics in the UK, from the formation of the Gay Liberation Front to the present day, through the music that provided the soundtrack. With new interviews with the DJs, activists and musicians involved - and published 50 years after Britain's first Pride march in 1972 - this is the first book-length study to focus on the relationship between gay nightlife and political activism in Britain.
By Darryl W Bullock
Imprint: OMNIBUS PRESS
Release Date:
Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 352
View full detailsAuthor Bio
Darryl W. Bullock is a writer specialising in music history and LGBT issues. He is the author of several books, including The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties, David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music and two volumes culled from his blog and internet radio show, The World's Worst Records. He lives in Bristol with a dog, a cat, an incredibly patient husband and a ridiculously eclectic record collection.