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Gay Shame

The Rise of Gender Ideology and the New Homophobia

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Gay Shame

By: Gareth Roberts
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Only a few years ago, it seemed that the fight for gay rights was won in the UK: legal equality was achieved, prejudice rapidly dying out. Mission accomplished, right?

Wrong, argues Gareth Roberts. Homophobia is making a major comeback under the guise of the ideology of 'gender identity'. The enforcers of this new creed insist that attraction to people of the same sex is 'hateful'. They argue that effeminate men and butch women can't just be gay, but must 'really' be trans. Worse, this ideology has colonised the gay rights movement, capturing institutions like Stonewall and the gay press completely. Anyone who disagrees risks professional suicide.

So what happened to the funny, grown-up culture, truth-telling and knowing irony of gay men? How and why was the older gay rights activism, which gifted such progress to homosexual people, hijacked?

In this passionate, witty polemic, Gareth Roberts answers these questions and argues that we need a new gay liberation movement.

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Brilliantly read by the author himself. He cleverly gives the background to the history of gay shame and moves into the modern version of gay shame aka genderism. From internalised homophobia to the shame the gay men who support genderism ought to feel at their blatant virtue signalling at the expense of women & children. Let's hope his satirical description of a dystopian future if we don't stop this run away train is not actually a prediction as much satire for the last few years has indeed done so.

Funny & Informative

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This book was extremely “self affirming” (irony intended). Amazing, loved it, fingers crossed for change.

A must read for forward thinking gays

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I pre-purchased this book as soon as it was previewed on Spiked as I have been a fan of Gareth's witty and incisive writings.

However, when I came to start listening I almost angrily gave up within two minutes, as the recording is not of good quality, with frequently audible intakes of breath,

I only kept going because I had no choice but to listen to more in order to make a damning review! But I'm glad I did because I rapidly became very absorbed in this witty, incisive work. I'm now three hours in and very keen to keep going!

Persist with the recording - you won't regret it!

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A great breakdown of this important issue from all sides, albeit with the invaluable insight that comes from an older gay man who remembers what that meant (and still does in parts of the world) not so very long ago. Gareth’s voice is an important one in what is annoyingly often dismissed as ‘culture wars’, adding his to the many brave women’s. Here’s hoping more will speak out on what has become a cult-like steamroller, dragging so many of our youth along with it.

Serious topic

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Gareth Roberts’ account of some important gay history and the affect of genderism is level-headed, very well informed as to fact, and wittily written.

A brilliant and informative book

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