The Light of Day: the moving true story of the first man to come out as gay - Couverture souple

Stephens, Christopher; Radnofsky, Louise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1035421542 ISBN 13 : 9781035421541

Editeur : Headline Press, 2026

Synopsis

The remarkable true story of the first man to come out as gay

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Christopher Stephens is an academic based in south west London. He is also CEO of an educational charity that promotes research into issues of importance to contemporary society. He has published on a range of topics, from ancient church history to language and practices relating to diversity and inclusion. Christopher's book The Light of Day made use of the extensive materials left to him by Roger Butler, the first man to come out as gay as a political act, and reflects on his shared life and friendship with Roger.

Louise Radnofsky is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington, D.C., where she has covered healthcare, the White House, immigration and, currently, sports. She holds two degrees in modern history from Oxford, where she attended University College, and one from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She and Christopher have been friends for more than 20 years.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'Sir, we are homosexuals . . .'

So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspapers in June 1960, seven years before the decriminalisation of homosexuality. It was a dangerous move that set a major milestone in the fight for gay rights - one that has been almost entirely forgotten.

This is the story of the first man to come out voluntarily, using his own name, to the entire British public. Taking us through a criminalised underworld, The Light of Day charts how Roger helped bring about the legalisation on homosexuality, but soon found himself marginalised from the movement he kickstarted after losing his sight in his early 30s.

Enter Christopher - a student asked to read to an old, blind man at the beginning of a new century. As their friendship bloomed, Roger came to trust Christopher with his most precious possession: memoirs of his revolutionary past. After Roger's death, Christopher opened a series of unsent letters, left in a pink folder, addressed to him. They contained Roger's final wish, for Christopher finally to bring his story into the light of day.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headline Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1035421542
• ISBN 13: 9781035421541
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible