| Description |
xiv, 232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"The never-published memoir of the visual artist and social justice activist who created the Rainbow Flag, which became an international emblem of the modern LGBTQ+ movement"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Dustin Lance Black -- A bolt of lightning -- Dreaming of a life over the rainbow -- I am not a homosexual -- A door opens -- Stitching a rainbow -- Victory and backlash -- Raining on my parade -- Life at the Clown Hotel -- The birth of Sister Chanel 2001 -- Bobbi took off his socks -- Working for the enemy -- Stoning the Pope -- Rock bottom and rebel rebirth -- Pink Jesus and the holy war -- Spreading my wings -- Dorothy goes to Gotham -- Defending the rainbow -- Russians, bobbins, flashbulbs, and tears -- The winter of my discontent -- Clash of the divas -- An affair to remember, a night to forget -- Last shift at the sequin mine -- A bump in the road -- The chiffon rebellion -- A day in court, a night at Stonewall -- A magician, a mile of scarf, and a pair of scissors -- The hatchet is buried -- Invisible, with liberty and justice for all -- Epilogue: Gilbert Baker's later years / by Charley Beal. |
| Subject |
Baker, Gilbert, 1951-2017.
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Gay activists -- United States -- Biography.
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Artists -- United States -- Biography.
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Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History.
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Flags -- United States -- History.
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Rainbows in art.
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Artists. (OCoLC)fst00817559
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Flags. (OCoLC)fst00926942
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Gay activists. (OCoLC)fst00939048
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Gay liberation movement. (OCoLC)fst00939104
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Rainbows in art. (OCoLC)fst01899822
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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History.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781641601504 (hardcover) |
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1641601507 (hardcover) |
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9781641601535 (ePub edition) |
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9781641601528 (Kindle edition) |
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