Gay Shame

Reviews / Votes

'Gay Shame is a boisterous and uncompromising polemic ... Roberts should be commended for his chutzpah, his bold style and his non-concessive commitment to truth-telling. Gay Shame makes an important argument' - John Maier, The Times 'Arresting .. pacey and witty' - Matthew Parris, The Times 'A revindication of the savagely witty, freethinking gay man in a world of glitter-strewn cliches: erudite, historically literate, genuinely thought-provoking, and scattered with biting asides that make you gasp with laughter' - Kathleen Stock 'A few writers are so good that they make you feel envious, but a very few writers are so good that envy is beside the point, and you just want to give them a ticker-tape parade - Gareth Roberts is one of them. This is an extremely funny book about a deadly serious subject - how the Warring Twenties became a backdrop for Western civilisation's apparent desire to destroy itself by any means possible, especially on the battleground of sex. Witty, wicked and wise' - Julie Burchill 'Gareth hasn't let his exasperation blunt his wit or his concern for what is happening to gay rights and culture in the name of an ideology that is progressive in name only. In a time of madness, his is one of the few voices you can trust' - Graham Linehan 'Thoughtfully and powerfully argued. It's also richly entertaining - done with fantastic lightness of touch' - Simon Edge