SOME MEN IN LONDON. QUEER LIFE 1960-1967

Peter Parker's fascinating new compendium explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as Francis Bacon, Joe Orton and Kenneth Williams, or living lives of quiet or occasionally rowdy anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. This second volume, from 1960 to 1967, shows how key elements in British society gradually changed their views on homosexuality, resulting in the landmark 1967 act by which it was no longer considered a crime ...[Read more]