The Politics of Bringing a Body to Light: Ronald Johnson
摘要
In 1971, when Ronald Johnson undertook his epic poetry collection ARKJohnson, Ronald (1970–1998), he would cofound the Rainbow Motorcycle Club for gay men in San Francisco with his partner, the photographer Mario Pirami. The club was relatively small in carrying hardly ever more than a dozen members, yet its involvement in ranging social activities would stir up relatively organized scenes and sport rainbow patches on their jackets in and around the Bay 7 years before Gilbert Baker flew the first pride flag at San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade.