Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer
By (Author) Stephanie Chambers
Edited by Jane Farrow
Edited by Maureen Fitzgerald
Edited by Ed Jackson
Edited by John Lorinc
Edited by Tim McCaskell
Edited by Rebecka Sheffield
Edited by Tatum Taylor
Edited by Rahim Thawer
Coach House Books
Coach House Books
27th June 2017
Canada
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Politics and government
Regional / International studies
Social and cultural history
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 152mm, Height 228mm, Spine 24mm
Description
Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how these individuals and community networks have transformed Toronto from a place of churches and conservative mores into a city that has consistently led the way in queer activism, not just in Canada but internationally.
From the earliest pioneers to the parades, pride and politics of the contemporary era, Any Other Way draws on a range of voices to explore how the residents of queer Toronto have shaped and reshaped one of the world's most diverse cities.
Any Other Way includes chapters on: Oscar Wilde's trip to Toronto; early cruising areas and gay/lesbian bars; queer shared houses; a pioneering collective counter-archive project; bath house raids; LBGT-police conflicts; the Queen Street art/music/activist scene; and a profile of Jackie Shane, the trans R&B singer who performed in drag in both Toronto and Los Angeles, and gained international fame with her 1962 chart-topping single, 'Any Other Way.'
Reviews
From the 2017 Toronto Book Awards jury citation: "This is an extraordinary book, and one of the most important collections of writing by Torontonians ever published. Editors John Lorinc, Jane Farrow, Stephanie Chambers, Maureen FitzGerald, Tim McCaskell, Rebecka Sheffield, Tatum Taylor, Rahim Thawer, and Ed Jackson have assembled contributions from members of Toronto's LGBTQ2S communities, who tell the stories of their lives, often in the face of ostracization, alienation, and abuse. It is impossible to come away from this book without realizing that Toronto is a better city - more human, empathetic, and accepting - because of the people in this book."
Author Bio
Any Other Way is edited by Stephanie Chambers, Jane Farrow, Maureen FitzGerald, Ed Jackson, John Lorinc, Tim McCaskell, Rebecka Sheffield, Tatum Taylor and Rahim Thawer.
