Although best known as a 1980s tabloid slur, the term ‘gender bender’ refers to a thriving androgynous youth tribe devoted to alternative music, clothes and nightlife.
Gay nightlife
A Love Letter to Bolts Nightclub
Bolts was one of the most vibrant LGBTQ nightclubs in 1980s London, renowned for its Hi-NRG music and its weekly shows that were at the vanguard of gay culture.
The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After
The Bars Are Ours is the first nationwide history of gay bars in America during the period of gay liberation and after.
