{"product_id":"out-now-a-queer-journey-through-modern-television-by-scott-bryan","title":"Out Now - A Queer Journey Through Modern Television by Scott Bryan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo very gay things happened in the space of 24 hours in October 2003. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCoronation Street\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e aired its first gay kiss before the watershed. And Scott Bryan came out, aged 14, for the first time, in French class. In French.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a very young age, Scott escaped into other worlds through the small screen. Navigating the world as a queer and neurodivergent person, TV offered both an escape and a way of better understanding himself. In the shadow of Section 28 banning promotion of LGBTQ+ issues in schools, television was crucial in breaking that enforced silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOut Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Scott looks back at the TV that made him, from the 90s to the present day, and the LGBTQ+ voices that were alternately championed and oppressed. Part memoir, part critique, the book takes us back to watershed moments in television history and evaluates the cultural and personal impact they had. Warm and witty in equal measure, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOut Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looks at shows such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer As Folk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDesperate Housewives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeartstopper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHeated Rivalry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and features interviews with the people behind the seminal moments - including Russell T Davies and Jonathan Harvey - that brought Scott and UK TV itself, to where they are today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback \/ 270 Pages \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58623274451325,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/61ixJaGJhqL._SY522.jpg?v=1788357409","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.co.uk\/products\/out-now-a-queer-journey-through-modern-television-by-scott-bryan","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}