Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness?

Description

In this highly accessible, entertaining and provocative work of nonfiction Kevin Brazil combines essay and memoir to ask one of the most pertinent questions of our current age, whatever happened to queer happiness? . Exploring the lives of artists and writers from the past, current discourse around queerness and his own experiences, Brazil argues that art and literature needs to move away from celebrating the pain of queerness and embracing all the positive, ecstatic, collective joy that queer culture produces. A timely, readable and fascinating book for all readers of creative non-fiction.