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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]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]]<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> | '''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 the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]]<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> | ||
GMP 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== | ==External links== | ||
Gay Men's Press- | Gay Men's Press - Book 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 21:53, 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 the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and DIVA Books[1]
GMP 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 - Book 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.