{"product_id":"any-other-way-stephanie-chambers-9781552453483","title":"Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer","description":"\u003cp\u003eToronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. \u003ci\u003eAny Other Way\u003c\/i\u003e is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how these individuals and community networks have transformed Toronto from a place of churches and conservative mores into a city that has consistently led the way in queer activism, not just in Canada but internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earliest pioneers to the parades, pride and politics of the contemporary era, \u003ci\u003eAny Other Way\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a range of voices to explore how the residents of queer Toronto have shaped and reshaped one of the world's most diverse cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny Other Way includes chapters on: Oscar Wilde's trip to Toronto; early cruising areas and gay\/lesbian bars; queer shared houses; a pioneering collective counter-archive project; bath house raids; LBGT-police conflicts; the Queen Street art\/music\/activist scene; and a profile of Jackie Shane, the trans R\u0026amp;B singer who performed in drag in both Toronto and Los Angeles, and gained international fame with her 1962 chart-topping single, 'Any Other Way.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552453480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552453483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephanie Chambers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939581985023,"sku":"9781552453483","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_10460a22-7f07-4383-b2eb-c9a3bce1af3f.jpg?v=1681442338","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/any-other-way-stephanie-chambers-9781552453483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}