Little Gay History of Wales

This pioneering book traces Welsh LGBT life and politics from the Middle Ages to the present. Drawing on a rich array of archival sources from across Britain together with oral testimony and material culture, this original study is the first to examine the experiences of ordinary LGBT men and women and how they embarked on coming out, building community, and changing the world. This is the story of poets who wrote about same-sex love and translators who worked to create a language to describe it; activists who campaigned for equality and politicians who shaped the resultant legislation; teenagers ringing advice lines for guidance and revellers in the underground bars and clubs on Friday and Saturday nights. In this rich social history, Darryl Leeworthy presents a study of prejudice and of intolerance, of emigration and isolation, of HIV/AIDS and counter-movements that conveys the complex reality of LGBT life and same-sex desire. Engaging and accessible, this book is an important advance in our understanding of Welsh history.

About the author

Daryl Leeworthy is an adult education tutor in Merthyr Tydfil.

Summary

A Little Gay History of Wales examines the lives, cultures and politics of ordinary LGBT men and women from the medieval period to the present day. The book employs pioneering archival research to identify the people, the places and the languages used to describe an experience so often hidden from view.

Product details

• Authors: Daryl Leeworthy, Leeworthy Daryl
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781786834805
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-480-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Wales, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Gay, Christi Geburt bis 1500 nach Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, History, Bezug zu Schwulen, Lesben und Bisexuellen, European History, Europäische Geschichte: Mittelalter, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, Social & cultural history, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, of, Little, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Gay & Lesbian studies, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, European history: medieval period, middle ages, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics