This Queer Angel
Author | : Elaine Chambers |
Publisher | : Unbound Publishing |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2019-03-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781912618392 |
ISBN-13 | : 1912618397 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A revealing memoir, laying open the cruel truth behind the longstanding ban on LGBT+ personnel serving openly in H.M. Forces. Discover the human cost of being deemed a criminal in the institutions protecting fellow citizens’ hard-won freedoms. The first book covering recent military history, written from a lesbian perspective. * ‘The inside story of the long, heroic battle to overturn homophobia in the British Armed Forces. Inspiring!’ – Peter Tatchell ‘A richly textured and deeply human tour de force. Chambers is a deft storyteller who movingly chronicles her battle to live authentically. Unputdownable.’ – Dr Emma Vickers, Senior Lecturer in History, Liverpool John Moores University