
Shoulder to Shoulder
The Best Queer History Book You'll Read This Year: 'Enticing and nuanced' Travis Alabanza
Jake Hall(Author)
Trapeze (Publisher)
Published on 6. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-3987-1860-9 (ISBN)
Description
The best queer history book you'll read this year.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BREAD & ROSES AWARD
Shoulder to Shoulder is a love letter to the LGBTQ+ pioneers of solidarity and coalition. Offering a new global look at forgotten moments when those from marginalised backgrounds stood shoulder to shoulder to build a better future for all.
Through astounding research and fascinating storytelling, author and journalist Jake Hall takes us into the world of these trailblazers, bringing their tales to life and exploring both the inexplicable joys and brutal realities in their fights for justice.
Spanning movements from the Black Panthers coalition with the Gay Liberation Front in the US to queer solidarity groups in Argentina, Spain, France and Germany; from trans fights for abortion rights to the Pride support for miners strikes in the UK, Shoulder to Shoulder is for anyone who loved Bad Gays, Natives or Poverty Safari and is hungry for a fresh perspective on queer history.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BREAD & ROSES AWARD
Shoulder to Shoulder is a love letter to the LGBTQ+ pioneers of solidarity and coalition. Offering a new global look at forgotten moments when those from marginalised backgrounds stood shoulder to shoulder to build a better future for all.
Through astounding research and fascinating storytelling, author and journalist Jake Hall takes us into the world of these trailblazers, bringing their tales to life and exploring both the inexplicable joys and brutal realities in their fights for justice.
Spanning movements from the Black Panthers coalition with the Gay Liberation Front in the US to queer solidarity groups in Argentina, Spain, France and Germany; from trans fights for abortion rights to the Pride support for miners strikes in the UK, Shoulder to Shoulder is for anyone who loved Bad Gays, Natives or Poverty Safari and is hungry for a fresh perspective on queer history.
Reviews / Votes
Jake has written a book that is incredibly useful in our current times. Creating an enticing and nuanced exploration of solidarity, helping us to learn about those who have changed history - and inspiring us to positively impact our future * Travis Alabanza, author of NONE OF THE ABOVE * Jake Hall's Shoulder to Shoulder is a profoundly beautiful, humanising and necessary road map to freedom. It is a rich tapestry platforming some of the most courageous people and movements that have created connection and utopia out of a world hellbent on division and destruction. Written by one of the most inspiring visionaries today, you will be sure to be as mesmerised as I was at the turn of every page. * Dan Glass, author of QUEER FOOTPRINTS and UNITED QUEERDOM * Captures and distils complex narratives, stories and histories in an engaging way, without losing any of the nuance. The writing never shies away from difficult subjects and topics, whilst weaving a thread of humour, fun and pure joy. This book makes me hopeful for the future. * Anna Sulan Masing, author of CHINESE AND OTHER ASIAN * Shoulder to Shoulder is full of incredible detail and is in so many ways a revelation. I learned so much about the history of the fight against oppression that was taken up by so many. An important book to read and think about in today's world. I enjoyed it immensely. * Jill Nalder, author of LOVE FROM THE PINK PALACE * Jake Hall pours their heart and soul into Shoulder to Shoulder, recounting the exhilarating journey of activists who have fought tirelessly. With meticulous detail and flair, Hall illustrates how activism can be both fun and fierce, delivering tangible results. As queers who understand that freedom isn't free, Hall's work serves as inspiration, reminding us that Shoulder to Shoulder is not just a choice, but a vital path forward. * Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, authors of ASSUMING THE ECOSEXUAL POSITION *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3987-1860-9 (9781398718609)
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Jake Hall
Shoulder to Shoulder
The Best Queer History Book You'll Read This Year: 'Enticing and nuanced' Travis Alabanza
E-Book
05/2024
TRAPEZE
€3.99
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Person
Jake Hall (they/them) is an author and journalist who has been writing about intersectionality and queer culture for over a decade and who has written extensively for publications like British Vogue, The Independent, Pink News, Dazed, i-D, VICE, Refinery29 and Slate. Their first book, The Art of Drag, published in 2020 and has become an award-winning success, translated into Chinese, Italian, Spanish and German. As a working-class queer kid from Doncaster, Jake Hall has always been interested in the experience of marginalised groups and their aim is to uncover histories that have long gone untold.