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VA - John Savage's The Secret Public (CD) 17/11/23 The NationalHomosexuality has been a part of post war popular music since its very inception. Until the early 70s, however, it wasnt talked about openly in that world: it was coded, hidden, secret. This of course mirrored society during the 50s and 60s, the gay community felt like outcasts: harassed by the police, demonised by the media and politicians, imprisoned simply for being who they were. Jon Savage's The Secret Public How The LGBTQ+ Aesthetic Shaped Pop