{"product_id":"long-live-queer-nightlife-how-the-closing-of-gay-bars-sparked-a-revolution","title":"Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Amin Ghaziani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinceton University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2\/17\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9780691255071\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globe--but it's definitely not the last dance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar from the gay bar with its largely white, gay male clientele, here is a dazzling scene of secret parties--club nights--wherein culture creatives, many of whom are queer, trans, and racial minorities, reclaim the night in the name of those too long left out. Episodic, nomadic, and radically inclusive, club nights are refashioning queer nightlife in boundlessly imaginative and powerfully defiant ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Ghaziani's immersive encounters at underground parties in London and more than one hundred riveting interviews with everyone from bar owners to party producers, revelers to rabble-rousers, \u003ci\u003eLong Live Queer Nightlife\u003c\/i\u003e showcases a spectacular, if seldom-seen, vision of a queer world shimmering with self-empowerment, inventiveness, and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Are you worried about queer spaces closing? Me too. But guess what: they'll \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e shut down all the queer pop-up nights. If you live to dress up and go out, but you also appreciate beautiful, thorough research, you're going to love this book. Grab your leather choker and DM for the address--we're going underground.\" -- Krista Burton, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/moby-dyke-an-obsessive-quest-to-track-down-the-last-remaining-lesbian-bars-in-america-1\" title=\"Moby Dyke\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's no secret that gay bars are important community hubs -- and unfortunately closing in droves across the country. On top of that, judgment and a yearning for a different kind of connection has scared a generation of queers away from walking into their local clubs. But that doesn't mean that the party is stopping, especially for those who know where to look. It's a world that author Amin Ghaziani dives into in his new book.... From the safety of my couch, I'm living through him vicariously!\" -- Carson Mlnarik, \u003ci\u003eQueerty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmin Ghaziani \u003c\/strong\u003eis professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Decade of HAART\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dividends of Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThere Goes the Gayborhood?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSex Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eImagining Queer Methods\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been featured widely in international media outlets, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52279878156571,"sku":"Long Live Queer Nightlife","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71yp9Q1DzbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1780347491","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/long-live-queer-nightlife-how-the-closing-of-gay-bars-sparked-a-revolution","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}