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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution: An Oral HistoryĀ is the very first comprehensive overview of a movement that defied both the music underground and the LGBT mainstream community.
Through exclusive interviews with protagonists like Bruce LaBruce, G.B. Jones, Jayne County, Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, film director and author John Waters, Lynn Breedlove of Tribe 8, Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division, and many more, alongside a treasure trove of never-before-seen photographs and reprinted zines from the time,Ā QueercoreĀ traces the history of a scene originally āfabricatedā in the bedrooms and coffee shops of Toronto and San Francisco by a few young, queer punks to its emergence as a relevant and real revolution.Ā QueercoreĀ is a down-to-details firsthand account of the movement explored by the people that lived itāfrom punkās early queer elements, to the moment that Toronto kids decided they needed to create a scene that didnāt exist, to Pansy Division’s infiltration of the mainstream, and the emergence of riot grrrlāas well as the clothes, zines, art, film, and music that made this movement an exciting middle finger to complacent gay and straight society.Ā QueercoreĀ will stand as both a testament to radically gay politics and culture and an important reference for those who wish to better understand this explosive movement.
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