Revolutionary Acts : Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain

A TLS AND GQ BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZESAnnouncing the arrival of a major new talent, an astonishing work of social history which captures Black gay Britain as never before.'A fascinating, lively and illuminating social history . . . remarkable.'BERNARDINE EVARISTO, TLS (Books of the Year)'Extraordinary.' SHON FAYE'Groundbreaking.' GUARDIAN'Beautifully woven.' i NEWS'Gorgeous, gossipy.' EVENING STANDARD'A rich, vital story.' FRIEZE'A triumph.' GAY TIMES***In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour, hungry to tell its past - of nightlife, resistance, political fights, loss, gossip, sex, romance and vulgarity. Through their conversations he seeks to reconcile the Black and gay narratives of Britain, narratives frequently cleaved as distinct and unrelated.Tracing these men's journeys and arrivals to South London through the seventies, eighties and nineties from the present day,

of memory.'MENDEZ, author of Rainbow Milk'This groundbreaking debut tells the stories of seven radicals who were among the first out Black gay men in Britain . . . Okundaye's research and interviews completely recast key moments in Black British history . . . We should be grateful that he has managed to capture a vital moment that - at so many points - could have been lost for ever.'LANRE BAKARE, GUARDIAN [Publisher's Text]

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