313: How Disco Defined Gay Life Today – Frank DeCaro

Disco! For most gay men of a certain age - like those of you who
listen to 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk - Disco represented so much of
our lives then and now. It was the age of freedom, fun, pushing the
"extremes" and also the age of loss due the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In
his newly released book, Author Frank DeCaro, takes us on a
frolicking, entertaining, yet serious tribute to the overlooked art
form of disco, which has never been given its proper due, nor taken
its true place in the historic struggle for LGBTQ+, gender, and
racial equality. Key lessons you'll learn:

How Disco became a movement towards more LGBTQ+ rights

Gain a glimpse into some of the stories in the Disco era that
shaped us as gay men today

Discover how Disco can still teach us so many thing about our
present day struggls as LGBTQ+ individuals


About Frank Frank DeCaro’s work has appeared in myriad publications
including the New York Times Magazine, Martha Stewart Living,
Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Vogue, and the Advocate. He is also
the author of Rizzoli’s Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show
Business. on their journey. Connect With Frank Website Hey Guys,
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