The Way We Are Now: Gay and Lesbian Lives in the 21st CenturyBen Summerskill ‘We are complicated; we are a weird, beautiful, wise, stupid, vulnerable, dangerous form of life. Outsiders simply learn to recognise this picture of humankind sooner than the rest.' - Sir Antony Sher ‘People describe me as over the top, but nobody's ever told me what the top is I'm supposed to be over.' - Maggi Hambling ‘I have a strong sense of having ridden on the hard work and struggle of a lot of people who were more committed and clear-sighted than I ever was.' - Alan Hollinghurst The arrival of civil partnership in Britain in 2005 was welcomed with a Sun editorial celebrating the forthcoming wedding of Elton John and David Furnish. Beneath the headline ‘Gay Pride' the newspaper - once doggedly hostile to homosexuality - claimed the event would ‘lend a touch of stardust' to modern Britain. The Way We Are Now is a compelling account of the way the world has been transformed for millions of gay people within a generation. Lesbians and gay men discuss their lives and work with remarkable candour.A proportion of the royalties will be donated to Stonewall. |
Contents
Jane Czyzselska | 13 |
Tony Peake | 33 |
Craig Jones | 51 |
Matthew Parris | 77 |
David Starkey | 93 |
Brian Paddick | 107 |
Maggi Hambling | 131 |
Rashida X | 151 |
Robert Taylor | 165 |
Daniel Harbour | 183 |
Helen Munro | 197 |
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The World We Have Won: The Remaking of Erotic and Intimate Life Jeffrey Weeks No preview available - 2007 |