Author: Pam Tent
Edition: pb
ISBN: 9781555838744
Publisher: Alyson
Release Date: 26-11-2004
274 pages

DESCRIPTION:
It was 1969, San Francisco. Hibiscus, an anarchic androgynous theatrical genius, would soon draw Pam and a few dozen other Cockettes-to-be into his glitter-strewn orbit. For two and a half years, the Cockettes bedazzled audiences at San Francisco's Palace Theatre with exuberantly chaotic shows that featured fabulously original thrift-store costumes and rebellious, gender-bending sexuality. At the apogee of their fame, the Cockettes attracted thousands of their fellow travelers in the counterculture as well as the likes of Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, John Lennon, Anne Leibowitz, and Robert Altman.

In this richly detailed memoir, Pam Trent offers a fascinating glimpse into the tumultuous life of a liberation movement—both artistic and sexual—whose influence is still apparent in the worlds of theatre, music, fashion, gay politics, gay spirituality, and urban club life.