{"product_id":"when-the-band-played-on-the-life-of-randy-shilts-americas-trailblazing-gay-journalist-hardcover","title":"When the Band Played on: The Life of Randy Shilts, America's Trailblazing Gay Journalist - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael G. Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy Shilts was the preeminent LGBTQ+ reporter of his generation. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He was the first openly gay reporter assigned to a gay beat at a mainstream paper and one of the nation's most influential chroniclers of gay history, politics, and culture. Shilts wrote three seminal works on the community: \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Castro Street\u003c\/i\u003e, on the life, assassination, and legacy of Harvey Milk; \u003ci\u003eAnd the Band Played On\u003c\/i\u003e, detailing the failure of politics as usual during the early AIDS epidemic; and \u003ci\u003eConduct Unbecoming\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the US military's mistreatment of LGBTQ servicemembers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yet the intimate life story of Randy Shilts has been left unwritten. \u003ci\u003eWhen the Band Played On\u003c\/i\u003e tells that story, recognizing his legacy as a trailblazing figure in gay activism, journalism, and public policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Author Michael G. Lee conducted interviews with Shilts's family, friends, college professors, colleagues, informants, lovers, and critics. The resulting narrative tells the tale of a singularly gifted voice, a talented yet insecure young man whose coming of age became intricately linked to the historic peaks and devastating perils of modern gay liberation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Band Played On\u003c\/i\u003e is the authoritative account of Randy Shilts's trailblazing life, as well as his legacy of shaping the history-making events he covered. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than twenty years, \u003cb\u003e Michael Lee \u003c\/b\u003ehas had a passion for storytelling that has fueled a dynamic career of LGBTQ+ and HIV\/AIDS organizing, human services, research, writing, and teaching. He has taught graduate courses at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota for more than a decade while working as a professional grant writer. Michael's interest in Randy Shilts came about while he was researching the origins of 1970s-era gay and lesbian community services and their influence on AIDS organizations of the 1980s. He lives in Minneapolis, MN.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44797485875302,"sku":"9780914090304","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YVWNd6Kn4Y9780914090304.webp?v=1771202994","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/when-the-band-played-on-the-life-of-randy-shilts-americas-trailblazing-gay-journalist-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}