Download or read book Queer London written by Matt Houlbrook and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-10-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Queer London' explores the underground gay culture of London during four decades when homosexual acts between consenting adults remained illegal. The author discovers how queer men made sense of their sexuality and how their lifestyles were affected by and in turn influenced the life of the metropolis.