{"product_id":"stevens-christopher-radnofsky-louise-the-light-of-day","title":"Stevens, Christopher \u0026 Radnofsky, Louise - The Light of Day","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Light of Day: The first man to come out at the dawn of gay liberation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Stevens \u0026amp; Louise Radnofsky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Non Fiction, Adult, Memoir, History, Historical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 389\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headline Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e January 1, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize (in cm): \u003c\/b\u003e23.3 (height) x 15.2 (width) x 2.9 (depth)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781035421534\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sir, we are homosexuals . . .'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspaper editors - some of whom were so shocked they thought it was a hoax - in June 1960. Writing such a letter seven years before the decriminalisation of homosexuality was a radical and dangerous move. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt was a risk that set a major milestone in the fight for gay rights - one that has been almost entirely forgotten.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of the first man to come out voluntarily, using his own name, to the entire British public\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a decade before activists started petitioning gay people everywhere to 'come out proud'. Taking us through a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecriminalised underworld of gay pubs, parties and activist meetings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light of Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e charts how Roger helped bring about the legalisation of homosexuality, but soon found himself marginalised from the movement he kickstarted after losing his sight in his early 30s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter Christopher - a student asked to visit and read to an old, blind man at the beginning of a new century. As their intergenerational friendship bloomed, Roger came to trust Christopher with his most precious memoirs of his revolutionary past, locked away in his home. After Roger's death, Christopher opened a series of unsent letters, left in a pink folder, addressed to him. They contained Roger's final wish, for Christopher finally to bring his remarkable, hidden story into the light of day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLGBT Themes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAchillean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelevant Tags:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNon Fiction, History, Historical, Memoir, Achillean, Queer, LGBT, Secret, Gay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Queer Boekenkast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53142586884443,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4905\/5835\/files\/Product_1_ab75a3c9-c24f-4cbf-af48-585b112b2338.jpg?v=1779969092","url":"https:\/\/www.dequeerboekenkast.nl\/products\/stevens-christopher-radnofsky-louise-the-light-of-day","provider":"De Queer Boekenkast","version":"1.0","type":"link"}