Pride, Pop and Politics

by Darryl W Bullock

Fifty years on from Britain’s first Pride march, the long road to LGBT equality continues. Through protest songs and gay club nights, street theatre activism and fundraising concerts, the performing arts have played an influential role in each great stride made. With new interviews with musicians and DJs, performers and activists, including Andy Bell, Jayne County, John Grant, Horse McDonald and Peter Tachell, Pride, Pop and Politics hears from those whose art has been influenced by the campaign for LGBT rights – and helped push it forward. This informative, eye-opening book is the first to focus on the relationship between gay nightlife and political activism in Britain.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

416 pages, Hardcover

Published August 11, 2022

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting book focusing on queer history in Britain from the mid-20th century onwards. Very interesting as a book. Very readable and enjoyable.

[Theo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant. I made a Spotify playlist of all the songs/artists mentioned in the book (or all those I could find!) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7FE...

[Ryan Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting, wide reaching read, if very hard hitting sometimes. If you want to know more about the fight for equality in the UK, this is a good place to start.

[David Paul Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well researched history of Gay Lib from the viewpoint of music and contemporary events.
The eighties segment was basically my young adult years.
Worth a read, but the author is a bit of a Labour fanboy seeing their contribution through rose tinted specs