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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution: An Oral History

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution: An Oral History

by Lynn Breedlove, Walter Crasshole, Yony Leyser, Anna Joy Springer and Liam Warfield

Published by PM Press

9"x6", 224p, profusely illustrated w/ b+w film stills and images from zines

$18.00

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Through exclusive interviews with protagonists like Bruce LaBruce, G.B. Jones, John Waters, and many more, alongside a treasure trove of never-before-seen photographs and reprinted zines, Queercore traces the history of a scene originally "fabricated" 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. Queercore gets a down-to-details firsthand account of the movement explored through the people that lived it, from punk's early queer elements, to the moments Toronto kids decided they needed to create a scene that didn't exist, to the infiltration of the mainstream by Pansy Division, and the emergence of riot grrrl as a sister movement, as well as the clothes, zines, art, film, and music that made this movement an exciting, in-your-face middle finger to complacent gay and straight society. Queercore 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. With an introduction by Lynn Breedlove.

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