The Gay Rock Roll Years

A history of the anglosaxon gay and lesbian movement scored to the liberating popular tunes of the last 25 years Moving from the initial struggle for gay law reform to the revolutionary politics spurned by Stonewall to the homophobic policies initiated under Thatcher and the New Right this film is a celebration of the achievements and struggles of gay and lesbian activists Funny inspiring and bound to get your feet tapping The Gay Rock and Roll Years is a great introduction to queer history Songs featured include Doris Day singing Secret Love The Kinks doing Lola Sylvester singing You Make Me feel Mighty Real and Culture Club asking Do You Really Want To Hurt Me From rockabilly to soul to glam to disco to punk to house were gay were proud we dont ever stop the dance