{"product_id":"odd-men-out-john-pierre-joyce-9781526162441","title":"Odd Men Out: Male Homosexuality in Britain from Wolfenden to Gay Liberation: Revised and Updated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom government ministers and spies to activists, drag queens and celebrities, Odd men out charts the tumultuous history of gay men in 1950s and 60s Britain. It takes us from the earliest tentative steps towards decriminalisation to the liberation movement of the early 1970s. Along the way, it catalogues shocking repression, including laws against homosexual activity and the use of brutal medical 'treatments'. Odd men out draws on medical data and opinion polls, broadcast recordings, theatrical productions, and extensive interviews with key players, as well as an in-depth analysis of the Wolfenden Report and the circumstances surrounding its creation. It brings to life pivotal moments in gay mens' cultural representation, ranging across the West End and emerging writers like Joe Orton, the British film industry, the BBC, national newspapers, fashion catalogues and music magazines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrating the joy of gay lives as well as the hardships, Odd men out preserves the voices of a disappearing generation who revolutionised what it meant to be a gay man in twentieth-century Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John-Pierre Joyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 152616244X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526162441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d","brand":"John-Pierre Joyce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068469047551,"sku":"9781526162441","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c59ad45d-f923-4065-8aab-0348e5c69488.jpg?v=1685419179","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/odd-men-out-john-pierre-joyce-9781526162441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}