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Queer Beyond London
Lgbtq Stories from Four English Cities
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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...
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See moreLooking beyond the London-centric narratives of British LGBTQ life, this exciting book explores the queer dimensions of four English cities Manchester, Leeds, Plymouth and Brighton.
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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 cities 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.
With a foreword by Andrew McMillan.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526181442
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Illustration: 7 Maps
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 375g
Pages: 296
About the Author
Matt Cook is a historian based at University of London.
Alison Oram is Professor Emerita at Leeds Beckett University.
Together, Alison and Matt wrote the National Trust's first LGBTQ guide book, Prejudice and Pride.
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