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'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], but ceased trading in 2006.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/apr/29/featuresreviews.guardianreview33 Rupert Smith, "Swimming against the tide - why the closure of Gay Men's Press is bad for the industry". ''The Guardian'', 29 April 2006.</ref> | '''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received an award <ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref> | ||
but ceased trading in 2006.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/apr/29/featuresreviews.guardianreview33 Rupert Smith, "Swimming against the tide - why the closure of Gay Men's Press is bad for the industry". ''The Guardian'', 29 April 2006.</ref> | |||
Perhaps the most notorious of the company's publications was the children's book ''[[Jenny lives with Eric and Martin]]'', which sparked off a furore leading to [[Section 28]]''. | Perhaps the most notorious of the company's publications was the children's book ''[[Jenny lives with Eric and Martin]]'', which sparked off a furore leading to [[Section 28]]''. | ||
==External links== | |||
Gay Men's Press- Reviews. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/reviews.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M9FvW9W) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 22 July 2012
Gay Men's Press (GMP) was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the Millivres Prowler Group, which received an award [1]
but ceased trading in 2006.[2]
Perhaps the most notorious of the company's publications was the children's book Jenny lives with Eric and Martin, which sparked off a furore leading to Section 28.
External links
Gay Men's Press- Reviews. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/reviews.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M9FvW9W)
References
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- ↑ Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/apr/29/featuresreviews.guardianreview33 Rupert Smith, "Swimming against the tide - why the closure of Gay Men's Press is bad for the industry". The Guardian, 29 April 2006.