Speaking Out - Sex, Law, Politics And Society, 1954-1995

Rarely have I read such insightful and well reasoned prose as in %u201CSpeaking Out%u201D by Antony Grey. Considering just how many very polemic issues he covers, it came as a surprise to find I agreed with most of the vast array of his opinions. This is a tribute not only to the common sense of his thinking but also to the convincing way in which he lays out his positions. Anyone interested in battling for gay rights, or any other genuine right, should understand that this is just a small subset of a huge war for libertarian rights in the still developing John Stewart Mill tradition. This view focuses on common goals and limits partisan bickering. Also, the legal and social framework achieved works across the whole gamut of freedom and justice issues rather than piece-meal stop-gaps measures. Antony was defending this holistic view before most people had ever heard of gay rights. I found Antony's integrity and humanity to be strikingly honorable. I highly recommend Antony Grey%u2019s writing to anyone interested in understanding how, in the face of some quite incredibly unscrupulous bigotry, huge social change was wrought through sensible, unswerving reasoning, coupled with careful marshalling of political good will and a vast array of social education measures.