Oldest Gay in the Village

'I was a tall, good-looking gay man who had resolved to marry an innocent (read virginal) woman, and I was spending my Saturday evenings in the company of a cast of outlaws who, like me, were risking everything for their desires.' Born in 1923, George Montague has seen many changes in his lifetime, few greater than the attitude towards being gay - attitudes that saw him criminalised for the sni of loving another man. Here are the moving, if often humorous, memoirs of an indefatigable man, committed to helping people accept homosexuality, even if they may not understand it. After all, as he puts it, 'if I don't understand why I am the way I am, why should anyone else? But why should it matter?' Now in his nineties, George is finally beginning to see the acceptance he longed for through his younger years - and is proud to be the oldest gay in the village.

Info autore

George Montague is a gay rights activist.

Riassunto

Born in 1923, George Montague has seen many changes in his lifetime, few greater than the attitude towards being gay - attitudes that saw him criminalised for the sin of loving another man. This charming, funny book is a unique social history from a truly remarkable man.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: George Montague, Montague George
• Editore: Blake publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.07.2014
• EAN: 9781782199168
• ISBN: 978-1-78219-916-8
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); European History, Autobiography: general, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Gay Studies (Gay Men), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, LGBTQIA+ Studies / topics