| Portion of title |
Doris Fish and the rise of drag |
| Contents |
Introduction: Doris and his times -- Some recurring names - Manly vale -- Sylvia and the Synthetics -- Working girl -- The tubes -- Romantic cruelism -- Sluts a-go-go -- Vegas in space -- Naked brunch -- Political theater -- Nightclub of the living dead -- Couples -- Still alive! -- Who does that bitch think she is? -- Saint Doris -- Beyond the valley of the dolls -- Afterword: In memory of Philip Mills. |
| Abstract |
"In the 1970s, queer people were openly despised and drag queens scared the public; this was also the era when Doris Fish (born Philip Mills in 1952 in Australia) rose to drag queen stardom. He was a leader of the generation that prepared the world not just for drag queens on TV but for a society that is more tolerant and accepting of LGBTQ+ people. How did we get from there to here? Craig Seligman looks at Doris's life as a way to provide some answers while recounting this vivid era in LGBTQ+ history, giving needed insight to how drag has become the performance phenomenon we know today"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2022036158 |
| ISBN | 9781541702165 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1541702166 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
