Bibliograph

Rainbow warrior, my life in color, Gilbert Baker

Type

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Rainbow warrior, my life in color, Gilbert Baker

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rainbow warrior

Oclc number

1061037838

Responsibility statement

Gilbert Baker

Sub title

my life in color

Summary

"The never-published memoir of the visual artist and social justice activist who created the Rainbow Flag, which became an international emblem of the modern LGBTQ+ movement"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Dustin Lance Black -- A bolt of lightning -- Dreaming of a life over the rainbow -- I am not a homosexual -- A door opens -- Stitching a rainbow -- Victory and backlash -- Raining on my parade -- Life at the Clown Hotel -- The birth of Sister Chanel 2001 -- Bobbi took off his socks -- Working for the enemy -- Stoning the Pope -- Rock bottom and rebel rebirth -- Pink Jesus and the holy war -- Spreading my wings -- Dorothy goes to Gotham -- Defending the rainbow -- Russians, bobbins, flashbulbs, and tears -- The winter of my discontent -- Clash of the divas -- An affair to remember, a night to forget -- Last shift at the sequin mine -- A bump in the road -- The chiffon rebellion -- A day in court, a night at Stonewall -- A magician, a mile of scarf, and a pair of scissors -- The hatchet is buried -- Invisible, with liberty and justice for all -- Epilogue: Gilbert Baker's later years / by Charley Beal

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