Gay bar : why we went out / Jeremy Atherton Lin.

"Strobing lights and euphoric crowds; drag queens and go-go dancers; first kisses, last call. Gay bars have long been places of solidarity, joy, activism, and sexual expression. But in urban centers around the world, they are closing. In Gay Bar, Jeremy Atherton LIn embarks upon a transatlantic tour of the clubs, pubs, and dives that have marked his life, with each place revealing itself to be a palimpsest of queer history. In prose as exuberant as a hit of poppers and as dazzling as a disco ball, hi time-travels from Hollywood nights in the 1970s to a warren of cruising tunnels built beneath London in the 1770s; through glory holes and Crisco-slicked dungeons, police raids and riots - and a chance encounter one restless night that would change his life forever." -- Back cover.