Rainbow Wales

Queer icons past and present

Author(s) Emily Garside

Language: English

Genre(s): Calon, Sport, Art and Music, Welsh Interest, History

  • May 2026 · 240 pages ·216x135mm

  • · Hardback - 9781837600342
  • · eBook - pdf - 9781837600366
  • · eBook - epub - 9781837600373

Who are the Queer figures, past and present, who have made, and continue to make, Welsh history?  

Discover the diverse array of LGBTQ+ figures influencing Wales – and the world – in an exploration of the household names and hidden icons who have shaped their fields and driven forward Queer representation.   

From Jan Morris to Ivor Novello, Kenneth Williams to Callum Scott Howells, Jess Fishlock to Lauren Price, via Terrence Higgins, The Vivienne and Owain Wyn Evans, Welsh people have marked the breadth and variety of Queer achievement. 

Rainbow Wales is an exciting, inspiring tour of figures from culture and sport to politics and activism, and a jubilant exploration of the rich tapestry of Queer identity in Wales.  

Introduction
1 Writers
2 Musicians
3 Actors
4 Drag Artists
5 Sportspeople
6 Activists
7 Eclectic Queer Folks
8 Allies
Conclusion
Further Reading
References

Author(s): Emily Garside

Emily Garside is a writer and professional nerd, based in Cardiff. She has a PhD in theatrical responses to the AIDS crisis and is a leading expert on LGBTQ+ theatre. Emily regularly writes for journals such as The Queer Review, American Theatre, and Wales Art Review, and she is also the author of Love That Journey For Me: The Queer Revolution of Schitt’s Creek.

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