Coming on Strong: Gay Politics and Culture

by Simon Shepherd (Editor), Mick Wallis (Editor)

This collection of essays addresses itself to anyone, whatever their sexuality, who wants to know why gay men have become one of the most controversial minorities in Britain in the 1980s. The book looks at the relationship of gay men to law, politics and masculinity.

306 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Simon Shepherd, MA, MLitt, PhD, FBA is Fellow of the British Academy and Professor Emeritus of Theatre at The Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK. He has written on performance, theatre and culture.