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Queer City: Gay London from Romans to the Present Day is a 2017 book by British biographer, novelist and critic Peter Ackroyd.
May 25, 2017 · Ackroyd takes us right into the hidden history of the city; from the notorious Normans to the frenzy of executions for sodomy in the early nineteenth century. He journeys through the coffee bars of sixties Soho to Gay Liberation, disco music and the horror of AIDS.
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*** A Sunday Times Bestseller ***In Queer City Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way – through the history and experiences of its gay population.
Jun 21, 2018 · Peter Ackroyd’s “Queer City” is an enticingly dishy and detailed tour of gay life in London, from the Roman era all the way through to the present.
May 8, 2018 · A history of the development of London as a European epicenter of queer life. In Queer City, the acclaimed Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way–through the complete history and...
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- Abrams, 2018
May 25, 2017 · In this powerful Sunday Times bestseller Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way – through the history and experiences of its gay population. In Roman Londinium the city was...
Queer City: LGBTQ + stories and spaces in Soho. This alternative queer walking tour explores queer place making in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the surrounding area of Piccadilly, focusing on lesbian, bisexual and trans identities.
