{"product_id":"book-jq18","title":"When The Band Played On","description":"\u003cb\u003eRandy Shilts was the preeminent LGBTQ+ reporter of his generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was the first openly gay reporter assigned to a gay beat at a mainstream paper and one of the nation's most influential chroniclers of gay history, politics, and culture. Shilts wrote three seminal works on the community: \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Castro Street\u003c\/i\u003e, on the life, assassination, and legacy of Harvey Milk; \u003ci\u003eAnd the Band Played On\u003c\/i\u003e, detailing the failure of politics as usual during the early AIDS epidemic; and \u003ci\u003eConduct Unbecoming\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the US military's mistreatment of LGBTQ service members.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet the intimate life story of Randy Shilts has been left unwritten. \u003ci\u003eWhen the Band Played On\u003c\/i\u003e tells that story, recognizing his legacy as a trailblazing figure in gay activism, journalism, and public policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting narrative tells the tale of a singularly gifted voice, a talented yet insecure young man whose coming of age became intricately linked to the historic peaks and devastating perils of modern gay liberation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Band Played On\u003c\/i\u003e is the authoritative account of Randy Shilts's trailblazing life, as well as his legacy of shaping the history-making events he covered. ","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49280695140656,"sku":"BDjq18","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49280695173424,"sku":"ZEjq18","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49280695206192,"sku":"ZMjq18","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jq18-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780537604","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jq18","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}