(I Left My Heart In) San Francisco, 100–101
AIDS/HIV, 3, 8, 12, 93, 97, 113, 150, 157, 160, 191, 222–224, 236, 238, 259–260, 262, 264, 266–267, 269, 275–276, 284, 298–302, 304, 315
Alan, Cody, 202
Almond, Marc, 10, 12, 124, 135, 155, 256, 263, 266, 269, 274, 295, 298–299, 321
anderson, k, 310, 322–323, 325
Angry Samoans, the, 252
Anohni (Antony Hegarty), 320–321
Ant, Adam (Stuart Goddard), 248, 256, 258
Antony and the Johnsons, 320–321
Armatrading, Joan, 93, 176–177
Armstrong, Louis, 31–33, 39, 47, 86
Baez, Joan, 164
Baker, Josephine, 77
Baldry, Long John, 126, 127–128
Bankhead, Tallulah, 46, 62, 76, 85–87
Barbette (Vander Clyde Broadway), 76–77
Baro, Joji (George Barasa), 288, 290
Beach Boys, the, 112, 132, 190
Beatles, the, 1, 7, 16, 99, 101, 113, 118, 119, 126, 131, 133, 134, 151, 155, 241, 262
Beaver, Paul, 132
Bell, Andy, 9–10, 265–266, 300
Ben, Lisa (Edythe D. Eyde), 84–85
Bentley, Gladys, 46, 49, 63, 65, 282
Bernstein, Leonard, 93
Big Freedia (Frederick Ross), 281–282
Bilan, Dima, 287
Blackberri, 85, 158–161, 214, 326–327
Blayk, Bonze Ann Rose (Kevin Eric Saunders), 252
Blitz (club), 248, 257, 266, 269, 272, 273
Blues, the, 3, 25, 33, 37–50, 63, 85, 88, 97, 127, 158–159, 187–188, 210, 212
Bogan, Lucille (Bessie Jackson), 45–46, 48–49, 97
Bolan, Marc, 9, 12, 148, 249, 264, 266
Bowie, David, 7–11, 118, 119, 127, 135, 143–144, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 167, 210, 217, 229, 248, 258, 296, 298, 300, 323
sexuality, 8, 10–11, 12, 14, 127
musical influences, 98, 137, 144, 167–168, 250
influence on others, 8–9, 10248, 249, 267–268, 269, 317
Boy George (George O’Dowd), 10, 200, 201, 248, 258, 260, 261, 262, 272, 273, 274, 282, 296–298, 303, 311, 315, 320–321
Brand Nubian, 279
Breedlove, Lynn (Lynnee Breedlove), 254
Bridgers, Aaron, 99
Bright Light Bright Light (Rod Thomas), 134, 310, 317–318, 319
Bronski Beat, 124, 224, 236–237, 270, 272, 298, 305
Budgie (Peter Edward Clarke), 242, 271
Burton, Gary, 100
Campaign for Homosexual Equality, 140, 231, 243
Caravan Tonight (Steven Grossman LP), 151–152, 156, 158
Carew, Roy J., 21, 23, 24, 25–26, 28, 33
Carlos, Wendy, 130, 131, 133–138
Cassidy, David, 146
Cazuza (Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto), 267
Changer And The Changed (Cris Williamson LP), 165, 168
Chapter Music (record label), 151, 214–215, 326
Cheung, Leslie, 587
Chisom, 291
Christopherson, Peter ‘Sleazy’, 263, 264–265
Clean Bandit, 325
Clockwork Orange, A (Film), 9, 134, 136
Coleherne Arms, the, 231–232, 248–249
Coles, Reverend Richard, 237–238
Colt, Zebedy, 110
Condon, John ‘Smokey’, 213–218, 326
Conley, Arthur, 129
Continental Baths, 167, 205–206, 221
Costello, Elvis, 207, 229, 234
Country (Country & Western), 181, 186–203, 253, 298
Coward, Noël, 73, 75, 76, 93, 108, 110, 135
Cowley, Patrick, 137, 211, 223
Culture Club, 149, 258, 272, 298, 321
Dammers, Jerry, 230
Damned, the, 257
Dana International, 314
Das Lila Lied (The Lavender Song), 68, 78
Davies, Ray, 231, 233–234, Davis, Madeline, 167
Davis, Miles, 100
De la Croix, St. Sukie, 26–27, 66
Dead Fingers Talk, 249
Deadlee (Joey LeMar), 281
Deep Dickollective, 280
Delgada, Johnny (Johnny Bode), 143
Depeche Mode, 264, 265, 266, 315
Dickinson, Chris, 190–191, 192
Dicks, the, 252
Dickson, Sean (Hifi Sean), 1, 314–315
Dietrich, Marlene, 70, 80–81, 101, 135
Disco, 3, 113, 134, 148, 150, 153, 205–212, 219–221, 223–225, 238, 246, 266, 267, 270, 272, 273, 300, 314, 317, 319
Disco Tex and His Sex-O-Lettes, 206
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, the, 279
Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead), 150, 212–213, 223, 253, 261
Do You Come Here Often (Tornados song), 122–125, 149
Dobkin, Alix, 168, 171–173, 174, 178, 179, 181, 184
Dylan, Bob, 87, 124, 164, 171–172, 173, 181, 228, 247
Ebb, Fred, 93
Eitzel, Mark, 277
Elbe, Lili, 67
Electronica/EDM, 3, 119, 131–137, 211, 224, 236, 248, 253, 264–265, 317–319, 325
Eltinge, Julian (William Dalton), 55–57, 59, 282
Epstein, Brian, 16, 117, 118, 119, 124, 126
Erasure, 10, 134, 137, 224, 264, 266, 300, 317
Esquerita (Eskew Reeder Jr), 96–98, 114
Etheridge, Melissa, 307
Etzler, Carole, 180
Eurovision Song Contest, the, 78, 224, 225, 285, 287, 314
Extra Fancy, 254
Faye, Frances, 172
Feldman, Maxine (Max), 174–175
Ferguson, Gladys, 45
Ferrick, Melissa, 306
Ferron (Deborah Foisy), 182–183, 306
Fletcher, Bruz (Stroughton J. Fletcher III), 65–66
Flirtations, the, 262
Flow, Noti (Natalie Florence), 288–289, 291
Flying Lesbians, the, 178
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 8–9, 137, 269–271, 273, 274–275, 299–300, 319
Fure, Tret, 166
Furnish, David, 279, 286, 302, 313
Gay Liberation Front, 141, 142, 144, 148, 178, 222, 232, 243, 244
Germs, the, 252
Girl Stroke Boy (film), 146–147, 148
Girouard, Michel, 142
Glad to be Gay (Tom Robinson song), 229, 231, 234
Glam Rock (Glitter Rock), 12, 134, 145–146, 152, 205, 243–244, 248, 319
Goon Sax, the, 324
Gore, Lesley (Lesley Sue Goldstein), 101–102
Grant, John, 315–317, 320, 322
Griffin, Billy, 219
Grillo, Brian, 254
Grossman, Steven, 151–152, 156, 157–158, 159, 306, 322
Haggerty, Patrick, 160, 168, 187, 188–193, 199, 201, 202–203, 327
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, 93, 147, 153, 176, 179, 214, 220
Halford, Rob, 4
Hambi and the Dance, 271
Handbag (group), 218, 232, 243–247, 327
Hannah, George, 47
Hansen, Max, 79
Harrison, George, 133
Hart, Lorenz, 93
Hartman, Dan, 224
Have I The Right (Honeycombs song), 121, 147
Heaven (nightclub), 223–224, 280
Hibiscus (George Harris), 222
Ho, Denise, 288
Holiday, Billie, 49, 75, 85–87, 101, 210
Holly, Buddy, 99, 120–121, 125
Honeycombs, the, 121, 126–127, 147
Homophobia/Homophobic abuse, 15, 78, 99, 134, 143, 145, 191, 252, 260–261, 279–293, 313, 315, 319, 324–325
Hozier (Andrew Hozier-Byrne), 323–324
Hughes, Glenn, 208
Hunter, Alberta, 27, 28, 32–33, 43
Hutchinson, Leslie ‘Hutch’, 76
ILoveMakonnen (Makonnen Sheran), 281
Indigo Girls, the, 171, 175, 182, 183
Jabara, Paul, 223
Jackson, Tony, 18, 19, 21–34, 37, 43, 77, 313
Jarman, Derek, 253, 563
Jaxon, Frankie ‘Half-Pint’, 47, 63–64
Jazz, 3, 21–26, 31–34, 38, 39, 47, 54, 63–64, 77, 86–88, 99–100, 109–110, 172, 245
Jensen, Drake, 189, 196–201, 298
Jett, Joan, 261
Jobriath (Bruce Wayne Campbell), 93, 151–157, 246, 269, 272,
John, Sir Elton, 2, 4, 91, 93, 108, 127–128, 134, 147, 150–151, 210, 217, 223, 262–263, 272, 279–280, 285, 286, 288, 295–296, 299, 301, 302, 303, 304, 313, 315, 317, 319
Johnny Remember Me (John Leyton song), 119, 120, 124, 298
Johnson, Holly, 8–9, 269–271, 275, 299–300
Jones, Bunny, 220
Jones, Randy, 208
Jorgensen, Christine, 67
Junior (Antonio Morales), 148
Kander, John, 93
Katastrophe (Rocco Kayiatos), 280
Kelly, Patsy, 62
Killing of Georgie, the (Rod Stewart song), 151
Kirkorov, Filipp, 287
Knuckles, Frankie (Francis Nicholls), 205, 224
Kubrick, Stanley, 134, 136, 137
Kwest, Faebhean, 249
Lam, Chet, 288
lang, k.d., 188, 193, 194, 196, 286, 307
Lavender Country (album), 160, 168, 186–193, 199, 202–203, 214, 327
Lavender Jane Loves Women (Alix Dobkin LP), 172–173
Lazarev, Sergey, 287
Lennon, John, 8, 117, 126, 252
Lesbians on Ecstasy, 253
Lewis, Dane, 279, 283–284, 285
Liberace (Wladziu Valentino Liberace), 25, 82, 89–91, 94, 113, 150, 155, 287
Limahl (Kajagoogoo), 272
Little Richard (Richard Penniman), 83, 87, 96–99, 115
Lloyd, Carol, 233
Mad About The Boy (song), 73, 90, 108, 109
Madonna, 2, 3, 81, 163, 199, 218, 302, 319
Malin, Jean (Victor Malinovsky), 53, 60–62, 63, 64
Marquis, Del, 317
McAnally, Shane, 189, 194–195, 196
McDonald, Sheena ‘Horse’, 292–293
McLaren, Malcolm, 145, 248, 258
Meek, Joe, 16, 116, 119–126, 144, 150
Mercury, Freddie, 2, 11–12, 147–148, 208, 210, 262, 275, 295, 301
illness and death, 3, 8, 12–14, 301–302, 305
Michael, George (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou), 2, 3–4, 7, 227, 262, 272, 302–304, 312
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, 171, 173, 175, 306
Minute Taker (Ben McGarvey), 317
Miracles, the, 219
Moiseyev, Boris, 286
Montagu, Lord (Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu), 91–92
Moog, Robert, 133–134, 136, 137
Moore, Mark, 224
Moroder, Giorgio, 136–137, 208, 211, 224
Morrissey, 94, 155, 157, 268, 305–306
Morton, Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe), 21, 22–23, 25, 26, 28–29, 33
Moura, Federico, 267
Napier-Bell, Simon, 148, 149, 257, 302–303
Ndegeocello, Meshell, 319, 321
Near, Holly, 159, 179–181, 184
New York Dolls, the, 145, 146, 242
Nomi, Klaus (Klaus Sperber), 210, 267–269
Norman, Fay, 60
Norman, Karyl (George Peduzzi), 58–60, 63
Nugent, Richard Bruce, 38
Ocean, Frank, 282
Olivia (record label), 165, 169–170, 178, 179
O’Montis, Paul (Paul Wendel), 79–80
Orlando, Bobby (Bobby O), 212, 224, 261–262
Orton, Joe, 16
Pallett, Owen, 318
Pansy Division, 254
Parker, Christine, 136
Pearson, Trey, 323
Perry, Katy, 324
Pet Shop Boys, The, 134, 137, 207, 208, 211, 212, 224, 261–262, 291, 305, 313, 315, 317, 320
Phoenix, Bobo (Robert Eunson), 249
Phranc (Susan Gottleib), 308
Pierson, Kate, 276
Pink, Patrick (Robbie Duke), 122, 124, 125
Police and the LGBT Community, 44, 57, 64–65, 78, 91–92, 100, 118, 124–125, 141–142, 157, 195, 209, 228, 236, 281, 283, 288, 289, 293, 297, 299, 302
Police Raids on LGBT Venues, 32, 44, 54, 59–61, 66, 70–71, 95, 231–233
P-Orridge, Genesis (Neil Andrew Megson), 247, 249, 263
Porter, Cole, 75, 76, 92–93, 146
Powers, Kid Congo, 8
Psychic TV, 263
Pulse (nightclub), 292, 307–308
Punk and New Wave, 3, 177–178, 194, 217–218, 229, 233–234, 241–254, 257, 258, 264, 266, 269, 271, 273, 276, 306
QBoy, 280
Queen, 8, 147, 208, 241, 267, 272, 275, 300–301, 313
Queen Is In The Closet, the (LP), 106, 109
Rainbow Flava, 280
Rainey, Gertrude “Ma”, 36–38, 41–49, 43, 88, 97
Raped (band), 249
Rayford, Robert, 222
Red, Katey, 282
Reed, Lou, 9, 126, 143–146, 148, 152, 189, 321
Relax (Frankie Goes to Hollywood single), 269–271, 272, 274, 319
Ritchie Family, the, 206
Robinson, Tom, 10, 144, 151, 189, 224, 229, 231–235, 237, 242–243, 246, 248, 262, 263, 272, 295–296, 316, 322, 327
Robison, Chris, 151
Rock, Sir Monti (Joseph Montanez Jr.), 206–207, 280
Rocky Horror Show, the, 147, 245
Rolling Stones, the, 99, 118, 127, 241, 314
Roxy, the (venue), 245, 247–248
RuPaul (RuPaul Andre Charles), 223, 276
Rutherford, Paul, 9, 242, 269–271, 273, 274–275, 299–300, 327
Salmon, Austin (Lady Austin), 70–71
Sarstedt, Robin (Clive Sarstedt), 149–150
Schellenbach, Kate, 279
Schneider, Fred, 314
Scissor Sisters, the, 314, 317–319, 320
Sex Pistols, the, 2, 242–243, 245, 247, 248, 257, 271
Shelley, Pete, 247–248, 249–250,
Simone, Nina, 100, 179, 319, 321
Sinatra, Frank, 49, 85, 221, 269, 303
Sioux, Siouxsie, 177, 248, 265
Sissy Nobby, 282
Slow Knights, 317
Smith, Bessie, 37, 39, 41, 42–50, 63, 85, 88,
Smith, Sam, 310, 313, 315, 327
Smyth, Dame Ethyl, 2
Soft Cell, 129, 137, 264–265, 266, 269, 272, 320, 321
Somerville, Jimmy, 134, 221, 223, 236–238, 262, 305
Sondheim, Stephen, 93
Southwell, Paul (Paul South), 218, 232, 243–246, 247, 248, 327
Springfield, Dusty, 6, 14–15, 16, 126, 135
Starbuck, 148
Starr, Ringo (Richard Starkey), 88
Stepney Sisters, the, 176
Stock, Aitken & Waterman (SAW), 3, 223
Stonewall Riots, 4, 141–142, 174–175, 189, 214, 222, 250,
Stop Murder Music campaign, 282–283, 285
Strange, Steve (Steven John Harrington), 248, 269, 299
Strawbs, the, 127
Strayhorn, Billy, 99–100, 110,
Strong Love: Songs of Gay Liberation 1972–1981 (CD), 214–215, 326
Suede (London Suede), 305
Summer, Donna, 137, 205, 208, 210, 211, 221, 223, 265
Swanson, Gloria (female impersonator), 46–47
Swanson, Petite, 64
Sylvester (Sylvester James), 210–212, 223
Tainted Love (Soft Cell single), 264–265, 269
Tennant, Neil, 211, 257, 261, 305
Thomas, Rod (Bright Light Bright Light), 134, 317–319, 320
Tipton, Billy, 100
Tornados, the, 120, 121–124, 149
Toulouse, Vaughn (Vaughn Cotillard), 266–267
Townshend, Pete, 126
T-Pain, 282
Transformer (Lou Reed LP), 144
Tree, Virginia (Shirley Kent), 176
Tremblay, Regeant, 142
Turner, Randy ‘Biscuit’, 253
Valentino (Charles Valentino Harris), 93, 219–220
Van Vechten, Carl, 39
Village People, The, 204, 205, 207–209, 210, 223
Vogel, Lisa, 171
Warhol, Andy, 9, 126, 144, 210, 250
Waters, John, 93, 98, 150, 212, 213, 253
Weather Girls, the, 210, 223, 272
Weigle, Mark, 158, 197–198, 199
White, Dan, 235
Wiggs, Josephine, 279
Wilde, Oscar, 69, 70, 73, 92, 108
Williams, Ethel, 39
Williams, Kenneth, 76, 106, 108
Williamson, Cris, 163–166, 168–171, 173–174, 178, 180
Wilson, Ricky, 276
Wilson, Tom (Tom Wilson Weinberg), 157
Wolfenden Report, the, 92, 117–118
Women’s Liberation, 129, 141, 166, 172
Wong, Anthony (Wong Yiu-Ming), 288
Woodpigeon (Mark Andrew Hamilton), 316–317
Wurst, Conchita (Tom Neuwirth), 285, 310, 314
Wyngarde, Peter, 149, 260, 266
Xefos, Chris, 305
Young, Brigham Morris, 55
Zemfira, 286