Long Live Queer Nightlife

"Amin Ghaziani’s Long Live Queer Nightlife is exemplary. Not only is this book a window into the resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community, it invokes JOY for anyone who is fortunate enough to dive in."---Jonathan Van Ness, New York Times bestselling author and star of Queer Eye
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An accessible, absorbing look into an evolving form of queer culture, written by a brilliant sociologist.

" * Library Journal, starred review *
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The sociologist Amin Ghaziani wants to turn a funeral into a party. . . . [I]n Long Live Queer Nightlife, Ghaziani makes the case that, though the shuttering of gay bars is sad, it prompted a renaissance for club nights, alternative dance spaces championed by people of color and gender-nonconforming people. Unlike the stationary gay bar that caters to the white gay man, these ticketed events are nomadic and inclusive, often popping up in warehouses on the industrial outskirts of sleepless cities. Save your tears, because queer nightlife is alive and well. In fact, it’s even better than ever, having evolved into a more progressive, sophisticated form. . . . Ghaziani shines as an academic.

"---John Paul Brammer, New York Times Book Review
"The book feels like a satellite image of London at night, with far-flung parties gleaming mostly on the edges, bright nodes in a darkened expanse. Ghaziani renders a complex picture of how going out as a queer person is changing; his approach to the topic, at once intimate and meticulous, ultimately enables his own perspective to shine through. Refreshingly, Long Live Queer Nightlife refuses anguish—Ghaziani’s jubilation at the emergence of the new outweighs his sorrow at the molting of the old."---Daniel Felsenthal, The Nation
"[A] refreshingly hopeful perspective on the changing nature of queer urban nightlife."---Ilana Masad, them
"The book is a celebration of the resilience and reinvention of queer spaces, emphasising their vital role in fostering community, inclusivity, and radical joy."---Max Shirley, LSE Review of Books
"This intelligent insightful inquiry on the state of LGBTQ nightlife is eye-opening, distressing, but, perhaps most importantly, optimistic, and future-forward."---Jim Piechota, The Bay Area Reporter
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Thoughtful and well researched, Ghaziani’s book looks beyond the binaries and prejudices within LGBTQ+ communities to celebrate a more inclusive space of queerness that actively identifies and accepts difference in all its forms. A wonderfully lively and open-minded intellectual inquiry.

" * Kirkus *
"It’s no secret that gay bars are important community hubs –– and unfortunately closing in droves across the country. On top of that, judgment and a yearning for a different kind of connection has scared a generation of queers away from walking into their local clubs. But that doesn’t mean that the party is stopping, especially for those who know where to look. It’s a world that author Amin Ghaziani dives into in his new book. . . . From the safety of my couch, I’m living through him vicariously!"---Carson Mlnarik, Queerty
"A rollicking, paradigm-shifting canter through the undergrounds of queer London."---Diarmuid Hester, University of Cambridge
"Simply put, this book is full of queer glee. It creates a refreshingly optimistic perspective on the ongoing demise of queer safe nightlife spaces, focusing on something better emerging that is more edgy, creative and inclusive."---Zack Ditch, The Conversation
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The work Ghaziani has done here truly does provide us with an opportunity to reorient our thoughts around what nightlife is, what it means for each of us individually, and what possibilities are waiting for us when we prioritize redefinition over mourning loss.

"---Stef Rubino, Autostraddle
"Ghaziani provides an immersive view of [club nights], profiling partygoers and event planners and participating in the club nights himself. It’s an invigorating and upbeat view of queer life." * Publishers Weekly *
"Like the best pop-up parties, [Long Live Queer Nightlife] conveys the evanescent qualities of queer joy." * Choice *