Immoral, Indecent, and Scurrilous
Gerald Hannon
(Author)
Description
When 18-year-old Gerald Hannon left his small mining community in Marathon, Ontario, to attend the University of Toronto, he never would have predicted he'd become part of LGBTQ+ history. Almost 60 years later, he reflects on the major moments in his career as a journalist and LGBTQ+ activist. From the charges of transmitting immoral, indecent and scurrilous literature laid against him and his colleagues at The Body Politic to his dismissal from his teaching post at Ryerson University for being a sex worker, this memoir candidly chronicles Hannon's life as an unrepentant sex radical.Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
Cormorant Books
Publish Date
July 19, 2022
Pages
328
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.4 X 1.2 inches | 0.84 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781770866027
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About the Author
Gerald Hannon is a journalist and has been an LGBTQ+ rights activist since the 1960s. Hannon has won 13 National Magazine Awards and written for the likes of The Body Politic, Xtra! and Toronto Life. Originally from Marathon, Ontario, he now lives in Toronto.
Reviews
★ "The author's long-time experience in magazine journalism is evident; he has an eye for detail and the prose is readable and engaging, punctuated by lively physical descriptions of the principal players in the story... Immoral, Indecent, and Scurrilous is a memoir of both uncommon viewpoints and uncommon bravery in expressing them."-- "Quill & Quire, starred review"
"Besides an intimate view of his own life, loves and outrages, Hannon's memoir is a cogent insider account of radical gay activism in Toronto beginning in the mid-1970s: the bath house raids, the launch of Gay Pride and the history of The Body Politic collective, the publication where Hannon was a staff photographer, reporter and chronicler of sexual mores."-- "Globe & Mail"
"Besides an intimate view of his own life, loves and outrages, Hannon's memoir is a cogent insider account of radical gay activism in Toronto beginning in the mid-1970s: the bath house raids, the launch of Gay Pride and the history of The Body Politic collective, the publication where Hannon was a staff photographer, reporter and chronicler of sexual mores."-- "Globe & Mail"
