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The vinyl diaries : sex, deep cuts and my soundtrack to queer joy

The vinyl diaries : sex, deep cuts and my soundtrack to queer joy

Book 2025

"A poignant, funny, and lively memoir of sexual awakening, music, and discovering one's true self. Pete Crighton came of age in the early/mid 1980s in the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Growing up in Toronto, he was terrified that his friends and schoolmates would find out that he was "different" at a time when being gay felt like a death sentence. His only comfort was music, the songs a balm to his painful adolescence. Struggling to make sense of his sexua...