{"product_id":"bad-gays-a-homosexual-history-huw-lemmey-ben-miller","title":"Bad Gays: A Homosexual History | Huw Lemmey \u0026 Ben Miller","description":"\u003cp\u003e368 pages | Verso Books | Paperback | 5.30.23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003eAn unconventional history of homosexuality for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Deviant's War\u003c\/i\u003e by Eric Cervini.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those 'bad gays' whose un-exemplary lives reveal more than we might expect? Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but, as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled with queer people whose sexualities and dastardly deeds have been overlooked.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the hugely popular podcast series, \u003ci\u003eBad Gays\u003c\/i\u003e subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ+ history, sexuality and identity through its villains and baddies. From the Emperor Hadrian to anthropologist Margaret Mead and notorious gangster Ronnie Kray, the authors excavate the buried history of queer lives. This includes kings, fascist thugs such as Nazi founder Ernst Rohm, artists, and debauched bon viveurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHadrian\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAretino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames I and VI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick the Great\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Saul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Casement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence of Arabia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bad Gays of Weimar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Edgar Hoover and Roy Cohn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eYukio Mishima\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonnie Kray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePim Fortuyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether these amazing life stories expand and challenge the mainstream assumptions of sexual identity. They show that homosexuality itself was an idea that emerged in the nineteenth century and that its interpretation has been central to major historical moments of conflict from the ruptures of Weimar Republic to red-baiting in Cold War America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Gays\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate argument for rethinking gay politics beyond questions of identity and the search for solidarity across boundaries.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookspace Columbus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50948429250807,"sku":"BDGYSHMSXLHSTRY","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/6299\/1768\/files\/BadGaysAHomosexualHistory.jpg?v=1784333172","url":"https:\/\/bookspacecolumbus.com\/products\/bad-gays-a-homosexual-history-huw-lemmey-ben-miller","provider":"Bookspace Columbus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}