The Story of the Attitude that Conquered the World 'Paul Baker captures essence of an essentially uncapturable phenomenon making it just knowable enough for all. My dear, she's on fire!' DAMIAN BARR'The following things have seemed impossibly camp to me at one point or another:...

By the bestselling author of Fabulosa! and Outrageous!, this reappraisal of camp across time and in all its glorious forms shows how this inescapable part of popular culture has also played an important role in equality movements as a form of protest or resistance.'The...

The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language. Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. At a time when being gay could result in criminal prosecution - or worse - Polari offered...

The Story of Section 28 and Britain's Battle for LGBT Education.A personal and impassioned history of the infamous Section 28, the 1988 UK law banning the teaching "of the acceptability of homosexuality." On May 23, 1988, Paul Baker sat down with his family to...

The Story of Section 28 and Britain's Battle for LGBT Education A personal and impassioned history of the infamous Section 28, the 1988 UK law banning the teaching "of the acceptability of homosexuality." On May 23, 1988, Paul Baker sat down with his family...