Colin SpencerColin Spencer is the author of numerous articles and plays. He has also written widely for film and television. Among his previous books are The Heretic's Feast: A History Of Vegetarianism and Homosexuality In History.

Praise for Colin Spencers Homosexuality In History:

'A tour de force. . . a highly readable overview of the history of gay men and women and their place in society. . . a significant contribution to the current debate over civil rights for lesbians and gays' Hastings Wyman, Jr, Bookworld

'Colin Spencer has undertaken, with astonishing success, nothing less than a universal survey of homosexuality, in both men and women, throughout history, all over the world. Spencer's narrative of homophobic bigotry, hatred and violence is often disturbing, yet ultimately offers the hope that a fear that once did not exist will someday cease to be.' Walter Kendrick, Author Of The Secret Museum + The Thrill Of Fear.

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