Gay Sydney: A History
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (593 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1742234836 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was awarded Australia’s Centenary of Federation medal for his work as an academic, researcher, and human rights activist. Wotherspoon is a former academic at the University of Sydney and a former NSW History Fellow. The Mechanics’ School of Arts: A history was published in 2013 to commemorate its 180th anniversary. He co-authored, with Clive Faro, Street Seen: A history of Oxford Street published by Melbourne UP in 2000. His books include Sydney’s Transport: Studies in Urban History, Being Different: Nine Gay Men Remember (H&I 1996) and City of the Plain: a history of a gay sub-culture. He works as an editorial consultant on the Dictionary of Sydney Project.. About the AuthorGarry Wotherspoon is a leading historian of many aspects of Sydney
Gay Sydney - what happened? History is so important. It adds much to our lives, giving us understanding about context, meaning and culture. This is what makes “Gay Sydney – a history” by Garry Wotherspoon such an valuable contribution.I think every young LGBT person should read it. I’m sure they will find our rich history, going back to colonial days through to our current challenges of marriage equality, mental and physical health and racism in our community, most enlightening if not revelationary.As Wotherspoon reveals,
This book also tells the story of gay Sydney across a century, looking at secret, underground gay life, the never-ending debates about sex in society and the role of social movements in the '60 and '70s in effecting social change.. In this vivid book Wotherspoon traces the shifts that have occurred since then, including majority support for marriage equality and anti-discrimination legislation. Garry Wotherspoon's Gay Sydney: A History is an updated version of his 1991 classic, City of the Plain: History of a Gay Sub-culture, written in the midst of the AIDS crisis. He also ponders the parallel evaporation of a distinctly gay sensibility and the disappearance of once-packed gay bars that have now become cafes and gyms
Garry Wotherspoon is a leading historian of many aspects of Sydney. He was awarded Australia’s Centenary of Federation medal for his work as an academic, researcher, and human rights activist. The Mechanics’ School of Arts: A history was published in 2013 to commemorate its 180th anniversary. He works as an editorial consultant on the Dictionary of Sydney Project.. He co-authored, with Clive Faro, Street Seen: A h