2nd Edition

Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History From World War II to the Present Day

Edited By Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon Copyright 2002
480 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

Provides a comprehensive modern biographical survey of homosexuality in the Western world. Among those included are: * controversial political activists - Peter Tatchell; Guy Hocquenghem; Harvey Milk * pop icons - David Bowie; k d lang; Boy George * groundbreaking artists, writers and filmmakers - Pier Paolo Pasolini; Derek Jarman; David Hockney * intellectuals who have shaped and changed the... Read more
Introduction -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements

Biography

Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon are lecturers in history at the University of Sydney

'As entertaining as it is informative. It sets a standard in gay dictionaries and encyclopedias that others should note and follow. Highly recommended.' - Gay Times

'A good job of an impossible task, looking beyond the borders of North America, Australia and northern Europe to include people who have made important contributions from outside the gay and lesbian mainstream.' - Diva