160 pages, duotone, 160 pages, 10x8"
Hardcover with jacket
ISBN: 0-8109-5508-3
EAN: 9780810955080
US $24.95
May 2006
Availability: In Stock
$24.95
Celebrate the gay pride parade in NYC that was the inspiration
for others like it around the country
This newly unearthed collection of never-before-published photos was taken during the early days of the nation's first gay pride parade.
Hank O'Neal chronicled the NYC gay pride parade from the spontaneous ritual held soon after the Stonewall Riots to the more glamorous parades of the '80s, before AIDS turned it into a political necessity. The photos, captioned by Allen Ginsberg and laid aside until now, capture the community and spirit of the gay pride parade in its earliest stages, when it was held on Christopher Street.
This personal look into the roots of one of the city's most vibrant traditions is an important addition to gay/lesbian literature and photo documentation.
Hank O'Neal is best known for his jazz and portrait photography, and is also a jazz recording producer. He was close friends with both Burroughs and Ginsberg. He lives in Greenwich Village, NYC. Neil Miller has written extensively about gay American history. He teaches at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusets.
