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.
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.
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