Gay cruising a4
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Author: Joël Harder
Language: Français, English
Translator: Florence Campbell
Final editor: Joël Harder, Alyson Sillon, Floor Koomen
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Photographer: Joël Harder
Artist: Joël Harder
Publisher: Alyson Sillon (Gerrit Rietveld Academie), Amsterdam collab Joël Harder (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Parijs (FR)) (self-published), Amsterdam
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Number of pages: 52
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Cruising: an intimate history of a radical pastime
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Combining historical research and
oral history with his own personal experience, Espinoza examines the political and cultural forces behind this radical pastime. From Greek antiquity to the notorious Molly houses of 18th century England, the raucous s to the algorithms of Grindr, Oscar Wilde to George Michael, cruising remains at once a
reclamation of public vacuum and the creation of its own unique locale— one in which men of all races and classes interact, even in the shadow of repressive governments. In Uganda and Russia, we meet activists for whom cruising can be a matter of life and death; while in the West Espinoza shows how cruising circumvents the inequalities and abuses of power that plague heterosexual encounters. Ultimately, Espinoza illustrates how cruising functions as a powerful rebuke to patriarchy and capitalism—aunless
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The Sailing and Cruising Association has its roots in the days when Gay Liberation was the buzz word; the annual Male lover Pride March in London was a platform for increasing noticeability and several supportive social groups had sprung from the Campaign for Homosexual Equality, especially in London. These groups often had to be discreet about their existence in the days when there was no Internet, no legal recognition of gay and lesbian partnerships and the age of consent for gay men was Initial contact with one's chosen group was often made by writing to a intimate mail box and members were referred to by first names and / or initials.
In the s most of these groups were general interest and social; a way of conference other gay and lesbian people at members' homes for coffee evenings and in private bars at pubs. There were a handful of specialist groups but usually these were based upon fetishes and only a very few were based upon a non-sexual interest in sporting or outdoor activities.
In the summer of a gay yachtsman named Jack had his yacht stolen from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.