{"product_id":"some-men-in-london-queer-life-1945-1959-peter-parker-9780241370605","title":"Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, 'Chips' Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debt to gay creators. Some Men In London is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Parker","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47746385215731,"sku":"9780241370605","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780241370605.jpg?v=1759090718","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/some-men-in-london-queer-life-1945-1959-peter-parker-9780241370605","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}