Queer London
A Guide to the City's LGBTQ+ Past and Present
ACC Art Books · Print & ebook · April 7, 2021
A new volume in ACC Art Books’ London series, focusing on the capital’s vibrant LGBTQ+ scene.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore London’s LGBTQ+ past and present through its venues, events, organisations, and influential queer Londoners.
- Themes
- London's LGBTQ+ scene, Queer cultural history, LGBTQ+ community spaces
- Genres
- LGBTQ+ Travel, LGBTQ+ History, LGBTQ+ Studies
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A new volume in ACC Art Books’ London series, focusing on the capital’s vibrant LGBTQ+ scene. Queer London is a timely and accessible introduction to the city through a LGBTQ+ lens, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in London’s thriving queer landscape.
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Celebrating the diversity and innovation of queer individuals in London, both historically and today, Queer London features a range of bars, clubs, shops, Pride events, charities, community organisations, saunas and sex shops that cater to the LGBTQ community. Along with highlighted features on influential queer Londoners of the moment, this book delves into the cultural history of queerness in the capital, including events, organizations or venues that have sometimes been forgotten or overlooked, but which were of key importance to the community. From the long, illustrious queer history of Soho and the legendary drag balls at Porchester Hall, to the hottest clubs of the moment, Queer London is the go-to guide for anyone looking to engage with rich queer legacy of this nation’s capital.
Queer London Places
Explore London’s LGBTQ+ past and present through its venues, events, organisations, and influential queer Londoners.
Come here for
- Bars, clubs, shops, Pride events, charities, and community organisations
- Queer Londoners, cultural history, and overlooked venues
Expect
- A range of community spaces, including saunas and sex shops
- History spanning Soho, Porchester Hall’s drag balls, and contemporary clubs
Where it sits
| LGBTQ+ Travel | 68% |
|---|---|
| LGBTQ+ History | 63% |
| LGBTQ+ Studies | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- LGBTQ+ Studies
- Great Britain Travel
- LGBTQ+ Travel
- Authors
- Alim Kheraj
- Publisher
- ACC Art Books
- Published
- April 7, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- London's LGBTQ+ scene · Queer cultural history · LGBTQ+ community spaces
- Reading lane
- LGBTQ+ Studies